Hi Mary,
Today is Australia Day so we patriotic Aussies are all at the beach or having long lunches of BBQ lamb and Lamingtons.
what a beautiful day it is here in Adelaide.27% a light breeze and not a cloud in the sky.
After spending thirteen years creating a beautiful romantic garden of lush green lawns and roses.The sweet perfume of roses,climbing roses, minature roses, weeping roses standard roses, I was addicted to their charm.
The back garden was a beautiful tropical paradise , a spa a temple of tranquility amongst the delicate maiden hairs,huge Asplenium Nidus, Elk Horns, and Stags.
Bravely we sold and moved away.
I was so over gardenihng.the coastal views as we sipped cold chardannay on the upstairs balcony at sunset would surely compensate.
The new house over looked a front garden of builder's rubble and the back garden was knee high with Rye grass and a strip of dead lawn.What had we done??How could I live without my roses?
Phase two water restrictions were announced for Adelaide.
I reasrched Coastal gardens and waterwise gardens.I observed what was standing up to the drought and what was not.
My first tak was a bold courtyard of potted Agave and Dracaena with a mulch of river pebbles and a small water feature.
So easy cheap and dramatic.
My new garden now abounds with beautiful flowering Cannas, succulents and not a rose petal in sight.
I am so over my rose addicition.come june I shall not be pruning roses I shall be strolling along the beach.
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