While many of you are preparing for Christmas
in a cold, wet and sometimes snowy
environment here in Australia
we are in the height of Summer and this is when our garden
puts on its best display for the year so before
I get busy with Christmas cooking etc.
I'll share some of our garden with you
and for all of you garden and tree lovers and out there here
is something to enjoy.
There is so much beauty within the fenced are as well as
beyond the gate looking out into the bush, the creek and the
magnificent trees.
The garden within the fenced area is huge and over the
11 years that we have lived here we have planted many trees
mainly the more deciduous types which provide
Summer shade and Winter sun to our rambling
country garden.
The bird life is extraordinary as the bush surrounding
the garden provides the perfect environment
for the small and larger birds as well
as there is access to permanent water in local dams
and in our creek running along our boundary.
This delightful little garden room provides the perfect spot
to meditate, take in all the beautiful Winter sunshine
and
take in all the beauty which
surrounds us in every direction.
The front of this little room created totally from recycled timber and windows is graced with a white wisteria
interlaced with these 3 metre high Holly Hocks
at one end of the verandah
and this pretty mauve clematis at the other end
with roses in between.
A tree haven interspersed with flower beds,
native irises, May bushes, Lavender bushes
and Orange Blossoms!
Climbing roses, Abutilons all intermingling
and co-existing happily together.
The Fox Gloves drop their seed heads and
every Spring season we wonder
what the colours might be!
So many places to wander, to sit and to breathe in
the beauty in such peaceful surroundings
where all you can hear is bird sound
all day long!
I wish everybody could enjoy this experience
which is so healing for the soul! -
especially at this time of year when so many
of us get caught up in the "must dos" for Christmas.
Don't forget to take time out to smell the roses
if you can
or
sit by that cosy fire lingering a little longer to just breathe
and relax! You deserve that for yourself!
Thank you for coming around the garden with me today!
I know how busy everybody is at this time of year
so visiting and leaving a comment is
truly a bonus!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
You are all important to me! Thank you so kindly
to all of my new followers and for your
visits through the year and keeping our
blogging community alive and well where we
can continue to inspire and be inspired
by everything we share
with each other!
xox Suzy
