Garden Journal 1999
I don't seem to write very much about the year 1999, but there are huge changes on the property, with many trees being felled. The old gorse hedge over the water race is cut down and burnt, and the long thin paddock by the water becomes available for development. Yippee! New gardens, new plants, and lots of new ideas...
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Write everything down!...
- Now it is 1999. Happy New Year. I am remembering to write down the things that are working well in my garden. Here are some...
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Autumn arrives......
- Autumn arrives, and thoughts fly ahead. Planting schemes are created and things get shifted - there are bulbs to plant and new paths to design.
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July and August......
- It's winter. The trees over the water race start to come down. The garden is put to bed with pea-straw, and garden books get read inside by the log fire...
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The gum trees are down!...
- The months of waiting are finally over - the gum trees over the water race are down. Gorse rubbish is cleared and burnt. Digging starts on the Hen House Borders...
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Hey big spender!...
- It's Spring. Rugosas get planted, daffodils are admired, and a big spender is let loose with a credit card on the October local nursery sales...
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Roses, roses, and more roses......
- Roses, roses, and more roses. New Dawn is struck down by rust. New Zealand loses the rugby world cup. Paths get stone-edged...
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Towards the new millennium!...
- Disaster strikes the variegated cordyline. Paths are finished. The garden looks out towards the new millennium, as irrigation is installed over the water race. We WIN the cricket!