A LOVELY AFTERNOON.

In the Backyard.
On a sunny day, spending time in the garden, planting the new roses was good fun for the gardener, and indeed it's on her element. A rather hard going digging and cleaning up around the space, even though the soil preparation was done a while ago, and to make thing worst was that the apprentice took a day off, he had to do another chore tidy up and clearing up old stuff in the garage.  Anyway, as turned out, I got the benefit from his absence, all my baking tins, electrical goods and storage boxes were organised, things are in order.  Lucky Me.

The New Look in the Backyard
Here they are the roses sitting beautifully in the ground.

1. Summer Romance

2 Fairy Tale Magic


3 Orangerie

4 Purple Rain

A proper planting, a very satisfying work, watered well afterwards.  From now on, I can see and care about growth better.


Other Chores in the Garden Today
Fertilising and watering other roses and flowering plants.

Checking the Native Orchid - Dendobrium Speciousum, there is new growth, I think Autumn is warm enough for it, but winter time it has to be inside the house, to keep away from the frost.

Light pruning roses in summertime went well, I did it myself until Rayner (the apprentice gardener) decided to help, he said I will finish off what you did (he told me while I was having the afternoon rest).  Instead of cleaning up the mass the cutting, the leaves of the roses, he continued pruning drastically, as I found out.  OMG, I was shocked, I suppose they can live and grow, but do not expect to have flowers at Easter time. Came to my surprise, the plants now springing, they have millions of new leaves.  At least they are not dying.

I gave an excellent feed these roses, to help them to be healthy and living well.  You can see the pictures of the two patios standard Iceberg Roses with lots of new growth, new leaves.

The tall standard Pierre de Ronsard Roses are flowering and flourishing beautifully in the pots

Planting and Caring for the roses have been done. Move to attend and to check to other plants.

Abutilon, or the red emperor, has a delicate problem, I would say.  It gets tired and thirsty quickly, and the leaves turn to yellowish colour.
What could you do?  Yesterday and today were warm and dry, the plant was desperate for a drink.  Luckily we stay home and seldom to be a way for long that way we could attend to the garden regularly.

On the other hands, the three perennial plants (right) are happy together and flowering beautifully.

A lovely afternoon it was, and last, but not least I have to show off my new rose that I adore the Lady Gardener has been growing well, and it is so pretty with delicate a peach pinky colour.

More colours and greens in the garden.  Looking forward to more lovely afternoons.
I shall check what the job has been done by the apprentice.

In the Garage
Now I can see things are looking good in the garage, he had been busy, and he did a good job.

The True Colour of
The Lady Gardener Rose

To have clean spaces is a good feeling.  Can we beat the Coronavirus by having a clean house and a clean space? No, but it is a start, one can only try.  However, it is good to have a decent place, to be cleaned for hygienic reason.

Cut Flowers for Outdoor

Having things in order is practical,  we could quickly get what we looking for.  Are they filed in a specific way for easy access, no, unfortunately not?  I could see all my baking tins are at the same rack and the plastic boxes are inside the cupboard. Well, it is ok by us though, it is merely a sensible filing system which works for us both.

We stopped working just at the right time, to make sure we did not get overtired.  Cut beautiful Gallipoli Heath for the outdoor flower arrangement, that makes the outside dressed better and colourful.
The lovely afternoon continues by enjoying the snack and sweets.

Reminisce my childhood, around three or four o'clock in the afternoon, I used to have a hot snack in the form of soup, meatball soup which can be obtained of the eat street, and it was so yum.

Here we were in 2020, resting after a busy day, looking at the garden, enjoying the dish-delicious meatball soup out from our frozen food, home cooking of course. Followed readily prepared fresh fruit and mini cake, the afternoon was completed.  It was lovely!

 Beautiful Day, Fun and the Time were Well Spent, Enjoyable!
A Lovely and a Very Pleasant Afternoon.




The Garden Shed needs to be organised, it may take the whole week to do, but with the madness that has been happening around us right now isolation from others is needed, we will definitely have the time for.  It could be a challenge, but how good it is going to be seeing the new look of the place.  His and Hers neatly set up in the Garden Shed.
I would say, what a week had been, but proudly we did it.😌
A lovely week, to look forward to.

Fun Time.

Susy