we built out house two years ago and found out upon moving in that the $20k landscaping package we "added-on"...didn't actually include plants - doh!
what we have instead is a backyard 19m across, with two layers of retaining walls, so a total of almost 40m wide garden beds that need planting out. it's pretty barren at the moment...(excuse the lattice, it was part of our Side Show Alley for
Alex's circus party last weekend).
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| 2 layers of retaining wall, needing planting out |
after a few failed attempts at planting it out (we tend to just get the whole area weed-free before the rain starts again, and the weeds pop back), we now decided to stage the process. we've decided to work on little sections at a time, filling it with low maintenance tropical plants. the first area is my "bromeliad station" I started on today. as these plants can be expensive, and we have quite a large area to fill, a little call to mum & dad was in order (they have quite a few bromeliads). next day dad arrived with a carton of "pups" from their plants, that I've been growing in pots for the last couple of months.
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| Bromeliad pups growing, with some rhoeo (I also got from my parents garden) |
today was the day to start putting these guys in the ground. the weather was awesome, the kids were happily playing on the trampoline - perfect! so in they went...
I've planted a row of red/green ones at the front, with some pink/green ones behind. once they grow up and bulk out they should look good. behind I'm popping in some xanadu and cordyline, with a majestic palm in the back corner. i think next time though I need a longer pair of garden gloves, cause this is what my arms look like this afternoon....
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| OUCH!!! (when bromeliads attack, lol) |
Wishing you well with your gardening efforts this weekend!
Cass xo
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