The Christmas holidays are the best time for us to enjoy our garden. We have two weeks off and we spend as much time outdoors as possible. I have spent many a hour reading under the umbrella with the bees and the butterflies. It is the best feeling.
This holiday I want to finish off the succulent setup, at least that is the plan! But before that we wanted to make a trip to
Masters and check out what they have that we could plant. We came back with more than we had planned for :)
We picked up these really tiny trio of Cacti. They are growing in moss possibly, but I did not want to prick myself to confirm that! These are ideal for sealing off one of the routes into our garden beds that the doggies like to use.
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| Trio of Cacti |
Masters had beautiful Dahlia plants. I have never grown them before, but they looked too good to resist. We bought them in two colours. They have a beautiful shape.
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| Dahlia "Gallery Pinto" |
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| Dahlia "Gallery Valentin" |
A couple of Decembers ago, we went to New Zealand for a holiday. The country is beautiful, with a picture postcard scene at every bend of the road. In south island, on our way to Milford Sound, we came across a field of wild flowers by the stream. They looked beautiful even on the rainy day we saw them. When I saw the very same flower in Masters, I jumped at the chance to own them. They are called Lupins, we bought the Russell hybrid.
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| Lupins in New Zealand |
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| Russell Lupin |
Finally, we bought an indoor plant to replace the one we lost. From Betters Homes and Gardens, we learned that Bromeliads do not mind indoors. We bought one to place next to the front door, next to a window which gets evening sunlight.
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| Bromeliad |
