March 2014 Update
Its been all go at the house recently. In September 2013 I planted up the entertainment area in front of the house. Recently I completed a new part of the garden which is uphill from the house. We planted a range of bushes and plants aimed at increasing shade and penetration on the subsoil and adding lushness. Plants include
- Agapanthus (love em – a friend got about 50 that the neighbour was chucking out)
- Birds of paradise
- Pumpkin – organic matter
- Horseradish & Comfrey to break up the soil and provide organic matter
- Oak – For shade and mulch
- Wisteria – to climb the fence and provide a foliage backdrop
- and a lot of other things I cant remember
The plants were planted in trenches off contour that followed the water lines as they seep from the irrigation pipe on the fence. In the video I give a tour of the new area along with some of my ideas for the new water feature and grape trellis that should cool down the north face of the house.
At Christmas I bought mulch
and this is what I did with it
A fortnight ago I wrote another post on the the estatae here