Snow

This was the view we had from our back porch on Tuesday morning. I've never seen so much snow on these mountains before. It was simply sunning. (Over looking our apple orchard)

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I have no idea what this is, I'm looking forward to seeing what grows out of it though. Considering this is our second year in the house we are still seeing things for the first time. I love it! Does anyone know what this is?

Rhubarb

Our Rhubarb is growing brilliantly, but am wondering why it went to seed. I've never seen this before and it's so thick and chunky.

Apple Trees

The apple trees have started flowering, after last years dismal amount of apples we're hoping for a better season. I've still got many an apple pie to make and we're all looking forward to more apple juice.

Flowers inside

Hello everyone.

Yes it's been a while, however my garden has not stopped growing and I have been rewarded yet again with beautiful daffodils which I put in vases/bottles around the house. Here is just a couple of bunches.

Broadbeans

These were a surprise when they started growing furiously out of the garden. When they first started growing I wasn't entirely sure what they were and it wasn't until Marcus had run down to the veggie patch and picked and peeled the beans himself and we discovered these pink beans. Under the pink layer was the green layer. He had so much fun doing it all, I love the finger nail marks in the beans.

Corn

Corn was so easy to grow. I planted a row of corn and next year I know to plant 3 times as much. The taste of them was so sweet and juicy.

Just another day in the garden.

It is such a delight to be able to go the veggie patch and gather all these veggies just in a matter of minutes. I love it!

Zucchini

I can't believe how big and how many zucchinis have grown, there are so many in just one plant. I'm sure I would have won an award for the biggest zucchini, lol who knows maybe everyone else's grows that big too. The zucchini slice I made was loved by all in the family so that was really good. I'm looking forward to trying to do something else with them. I've already given a few away somehow I don't think we'll get through them all, all on our own.

Gourmet Truss, Siberian Cherry & Super Roma Tomatoes.

These three are the other tomato plants that make up my selection of tomatoes. As much as I enjoy eating them I do hope that there will be enough to make some relish and try a few other things.

Sweet Cherry Gold

These are growing the best the plant is just loaded with them. Not that many of them make it back up to the house because I eat them all.

Cupid Tomatoes

These little tomatoes fascinate me, I love the shape of them and the way they grow as if there were a string of pearls. They gradually ripen at different times so there is a constant supply of them. They also grow really tall, and they are such a sweet tasting tomato.

The Diggers Club Selection.

There was four different varieties in one punnet. Unfortunetly the Beam's Yellow (top right hand corner of the label) plant died and the tomatoes looked so bright they would have been amazing. Two of the others are doing well however one has not got any tomatoes yet and I am not sure if there will be enough time for it before it gets cold.


Baby Roma


Lemon Drop


Red Fig Dwarf - I love the shape of these and I look forward to tasting them soon, gone are the days when all you had was your standard round red tomato.

Egg Plant

This is my second flower our of six plants and considering the last flower died and fell off I am hoping this one stays alive and gives me just one egg plant.

Cucumbers

These cucumbers are growing so well with a couple of different shapes and sizes and there is plenty more to come as you can see with more flowering flowers.

Plums ready to be eaten.

Here are the plums I've shown from when they first blossomed. They have tasted so nice, we have been trying to give them away before they fall to the ground, there has been just so many of them.

Poppies

I'm not sure if I'm meant to have these growing in my garden. We have just returned from a trip to the northern parts of Tasmania and there are signs hanging on the fences surrounding growing poppies that say "Inappropriate use of this plant may cause death". I think I'll throw these in the bin.

Beetroot

This year was the second time I grew beetroot and they have grown so well. I think it's because I was able to plant them in November so they have had much more warmer weather compared to last year. I'll be juicing these ones.

Herbs

The herbs are thriving at the moment, parsley, mint, italian parsley & oregano.

Garlic & Onions.

I was really happy to have pulled these little beauties out of the garden after planting them in winter. The onion smelt like they used too when I was growing up it had such a stronger scent to it.

Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

These are some of my favourite photos from the gardens, I think I've found a place to go and relax.