Looking westward before the rain
Apricots ready to pick
Here are some photos of our calm morning after a quick clean up before the forecast rain. Leaves removed from gutters and lawns mown, we’re ready for this welcome rain.
Vegetable shade house now occupied
Refreshing rain to revive the pots.
Barbara Pyett 
Stunning pictures. I can feel the plants taking a drink. No amount of watering is as good as real rain.
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So true!
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How beautiful and green! And all those flowers as well as fruits and vegetables. I know it is a work of love on your part; every gardener I know spends a lot of time! But what a haven you have created!
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Thanks Dixie, it’s lovely to be able to share it with you!
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Apricots! The parrots (those blue and red ones) have already stripped my apple trees bare, the peaches look miles away from ripening, and so does the nectarine. Pot plants love a good drenching, don’t they! And doesn’t the trees and warm ground smell heavenly after the rain. ❤
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And doesn’t the trees… ? well, you know what I mean [blush].
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Sorry about your apples! We’ve covered the fruit trees this year and it has made a difference. My neighbour swears by hanging tinsel in the fruit trees to dissuade the cockatoos from visiting. Yes, the earth smells wonderful, nothing waters like the rain!
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Simply Luscious ❤ A green dream as we swelter away in a balmy -20C 😉
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Thinking of you in that minus temperature! I hope it is picturesque in the snow!
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Woke up to a lovely hoar frost this morning. It was stunning. At least there’s that! 🙂
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Lovely garden in the rain. Don’t the plants sit up and take notice at the first drops of rain?
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It isn’t just the plants that sit up, I do too!!
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I love your garden, Ba – it combines the best of everything ! 🙂
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We’re so lucky to have the space. Blocks are being divided and built upon. We appreciate ours. 🙂
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Wow! It’s looking so beautiful and lush!
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Thanks Becky, great to have you visit!!
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Your garden is so lovely. Looks so lush and appealing. A nice place to sit and relax or go out and pick the fruits and vegetables.
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Thank you, Petspeopleandlife, am thrilled you like it!
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What a beautiful garden!
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Thank you Martha, we love it too!
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Great garden, glad to see it taking over. I noticed a brick construction or pizza oven being reclaimed by a robust Victorian creeper… and in cahoots with what looks like a Box Elder Maple. I think your garden is fantastic. What a profusion of everything!
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Yes Gerard, there is a BBQ that can still be used, but the oven, or fire place is no longer in use! We are training the creeper above the eating area to keep it cool in summer.
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I could live in there. You’d never see me. Well, you’d see me when I would go out and chase my blue ball!
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There are many balls all around the garden, so you could race Millie and play to your hearts content!
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Yipee!
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Beautiful garden!
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Thanks Kanzen! The rain is fantastic today!
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