Started potting up some Aloe-Vera today . Now I have to decide where I'm going to plant them. It'll be a couple of months until they have rooted properly so I have some time to decide.
Actually, looking around my garden I see lots of spare plants , some natives others not. I can see a lot of people will have the opinion that only natives should be planted , but I think that not every situation calls for a native . Exotics make wonderful displays , especially the trees in autumn .
It may just be me , but it seems that in the last couple of years there seems to be less bees around . I don't think I would of had much in the way of a tomato crop last year had it not been for my paint brush ! So with that in mind I'm keen to plant a lot of flowers .
Not too far away from my house I recently saw a bee keeper burning his hives , I suppose the Varoa mite had taken hold and that was the best course of action ,an expensive solution.
Thinking of ways to get publicity so that people know that there are a few radical highly dangerous gardeners out here who have a trowel and are not afraid to use it !! Anything big costs money..for example , turning a round about into a garden would take a lot of plants ....but I think that something should be done soon , I have a vision of people donating plants and seeds but i need to give them a reason to .
Watch this space.
This is Archie at 3 months , he could fit in the palm of my hand, and I had just spent a frantic 5 minutes looking for him , only to discover him sleeping in the shade.
He's now 3 and loves helping in the garden , his main job seems to be guarding the compost pile , peeing on the lemon tree , and scaring birds . He earns his keep .
