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14-10-2018 04:44 PM
14-10-2018 04:44 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Is that a bit of guerilla gardening @Smc ?
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14-10-2018 05:10 PM
14-10-2018 05:10 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
@Former-Member, not really... but our backyard is an odd situation. Because of old planning issues, it's actually officially a creekside reserve leased out to householders via a variant on an agricultural lease. The leasehold land starts literally at our back door. The boundary skirts the corner of our house diagonally with about 70cms clearance. My "studio" shed is 9/10ths on titled land with one corner sitting on leasehold land; our carport, a small shed, clothesline and a water tank are all on the leasehold section, along with some of my fruit trees. I don't think we can legally put plumbing down in the leashold section, so that back strip will always be a bit out of hose-reach. We need to get permission from whatever DSE is called nowdays in addition to council permits if we want to put up a shed or fence, but otherwise, as long as we don't cause problems with water drainage or rubbish, we're free to use the land, as long as we pay the required leasehold costs. I figure that non-invasive plants that a backhoe could dig through without even noticing don't qualify as causing problems, and in fire danger season, they're easier to control than grass.
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14-10-2018 05:26 PM
14-10-2018 05:26 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
I was getting just a little excited there @Smc thinking you may have been "gorilla" gardener 😀.
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14-10-2018 05:45 PM
14-10-2018 05:45 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
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14-10-2018 06:25 PM
14-10-2018 06:25 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
It's a long term arrangement @eudemonism. It works fairly well for the most part. Not as convenient as actually owning the land, but good enough.
@Former-Member, I have been known to sneak plants onto our road verge, and there is a young apricot tree still there, plus some self seeded poppies and sweet peas, and a few grape hyacinths. Is more a "monkey" garden than "gorilla" garden in scale. 😉
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15-10-2018 04:51 PM
15-10-2018 04:51 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Gorilla, monkey ... here are some suitable species for simian skullduggery
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16-10-2018 10:26 AM
16-10-2018 10:26 AM
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16-10-2018 10:39 AM
16-10-2018 10:39 AM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
I don't know what the expected time frame would be but wondering if there is any sign of roots emerging or green shoots on your bamboo cuttings @eudemonism.
I was thinking some aquelegias might be nice but have probably left my run a bit late.
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16-10-2018 01:11 PM
16-10-2018 01:11 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
@Former-Member, aquilegias are starting to flower here at our place, so it's possibly a bit late. It's a good time for cosmos, zinnias, dahlias, and not too bad for snapdragons.
Bought another punnet of toms today, and one of capsicums. Also got a stevia plant. (Have concluded that I can grow them if I'm happy to consider them annuals... they don't handle our frosts at all.) Plus a Chilean Guava, an unnamed Oriental Poppy, an Eringium alpinus, and a Tulbaghia.
When I went to see the local tulip display on the weekend with my sister, I bought some pretties there too. A blue Echinops, Golden Alyssum (perennial version with grey leaves), a perennial creeping snapdragon, a Salvia nemorosa and a delphinium. Gotta get busy planting them. 🙂
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16-10-2018 02:09 PM - edited 16-10-2018 03:35 PM
16-10-2018 02:09 PM - edited 16-10-2018 03:35 PM
Re: Self care by growing a garden
Nice haul @Smc, no wonder you need to extend out ....😀. I believe in the right spot they * will self seed prolifically.
*edited they = aquileias
Still a bit windy here - but some moisture about - hoping to get our plants put in soon - Mr D is getting a bit anxious about the growing collection.