These were a nice surprise. Got them 2 years ago for $1 at Mitre 10, because they were almost dead, and had one tiny leaf left. I had no idea what they were or would look like, and after two summers of a short time of small leaves and then dying again, suddenly we got those beautiful red flowers!
Our beloved spa pool (in the background) broke, and it wasn't possible to be fixed. We were looking online everywhere, but couldn't find another inflatable one. Eventually, there were two on TradeMe. The first one we got out-bid, and the second one we got (for even less ;-). And we can enjoy our daily (or twice-daily, or thrice-daily) soak again - yay! The old one I relocated to a spot next to the sheds, and I just use it to catch and store rain water, so that I don't have to tap into our drinking water when watering the plants...
Another evidence of the superfast growth! I LOVE the agaves!
The pohutukawas are exactly one year old now. They are quite wind-battered, but had some nice flowers around Christmas again! These are hardy plants that grow in coastal areas. It was so stormy up there that the wires and stakes broke. I just let them grow crooked now, shaped by the natural forces...
The toi toi grass grows nicely as well :)
I bought a little pot of rosemary in the supermarket for a lamb dish a while ago, then just planted the remaining little thing into the planter box - and now it is massive. I will plant more of those and enjoy fresh rosemary all the time :)
Before the big weeding session!
I weeded out the totally overgrown tomato bed, and planted new tomato plants there. The weather was very bad, with lots of rain and strong winds. Certainly not nice for the delicate young plants. We will see if they'll survive...
You now my favourite already...and it keeps growing ;-)
Click & Clack before the weeding session!
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