tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post2365514736120644196..comments2024-03-19T10:47:46.531+10:00Comments on My Dry Tropics Garden: The Courtyard Garden - late Autumn, 2010. Another video diary to keep track of the progress.BernieHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-65473036308320764372010-06-14T09:43:38.438+10:002010-06-14T09:43:38.438+10:00Debsgarden ... my courtyard garden is definitely a...Debsgarden ... my courtyard garden is definitely a source of great joy. I love adding colour in amongst all the surrounding green ... this year I'm trying more of the oranges and reds.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-25811610820193653142010-06-14T06:47:48.789+10:002010-06-14T06:47:48.789+10:00You have a wonderful variety of flowers and beauti...You have a wonderful variety of flowers and beautiful foliage plants. They must bring you a great deal of pleasure. Your courtyard looks like a great place to relax after all your hard work. I also enjoyed hearing some of the background sounds of wildlife in your garden. Thanks for the tour!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-7570394362800390782010-06-12T12:49:43.324+10:002010-06-12T12:49:43.324+10:00Darla ... sorry I missed your other questions!
Wa...Darla ... sorry I missed your other questions!<br /><br />Watering the potted containers ... I have potted plant in both my courtyard and greenhouse gardens and I only water them every second day for most of the year. So that means greenhouse plants watered one day, courtyard plants the next. During our winter, I can get away with every third or fourth day ... during our summer, it has to be BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-70853415361986233102010-06-12T10:57:38.414+10:002010-06-12T10:57:38.414+10:00Appreciated your comments Floridagirl, Andrea, Sue...Appreciated your comments Floridagirl, Andrea, Sue and Darla.<br /><br />Floridagirl ... birdsong is constant here, even in the middle of the day! I rarely have the TV or the radio on any more ... much prefer to listen to the great variety of bird calls!!!<br /><br />Andrea ... so far I haven't got tired of looking after all my potted plants. The rest of the garden doesn't need much of BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-84795269610016765402010-06-12T00:08:28.503+10:002010-06-12T00:08:28.503+10:00Oh my word! What a large container garden you hav...Oh my word! What a large container garden you have. Beautiful. Do you start any from seed and how much watering do you do? Was that a Kangaroo in the first video? Outstanding! Do they eat your plants....you can tell I know nothing of your area of the world..will be tuning in to learn more though. What a sweet calming voice you have.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-16067966323065074512010-06-11T16:43:32.336+10:002010-06-11T16:43:32.336+10:00Hi Bernie, I really enjoyed your video diary. The ...Hi Bernie, I really enjoyed your video diary. The plants are gorgeous, and to hear the birdsong in the background is just delightful. <br />SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-12460455678349778302010-06-11T15:47:25.899+10:002010-06-11T15:47:25.899+10:00Hi Bernie, i can fully relate with you. You have a...Hi Bernie, i can fully relate with you. You have a lot of plants so you will be very tired also. I have come to a point that i don't plant anything anymore, just prune a little and just leave themselves on what they want to do, hehe. There will come a time that you will succumb to fatigue and just want to relax, anyway they are already established so even if not much annuals are there, you Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-20181760161704141992010-06-11T00:23:59.560+10:002010-06-11T00:23:59.560+10:00What a wonderful courtyard! I'd love to relax...What a wonderful courtyard! I'd love to relax out there. Love the birds in the background! Nice jungle effect. I hear such sounds in my gardens, but it's my neighbor's pet birds who stay in the lanai. Can't believe the grasshopper damage on that 'Cobra'! My cordylines are usually not attacked by the grasshoppers. (knock on wood!) Maybe it's because we have so Floridagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357453320897720393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-22636587667898464852010-06-10T19:33:45.570+10:002010-06-10T19:33:45.570+10:00Thanks everyone for your lovely comments. It'...Thanks everyone for your lovely comments. It's still very much a work in progress and I'm so looking forward to the winter ahead and then our spring ... can't wait for all the lovely flowers.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-52686059347089563512010-06-10T00:23:42.806+10:002010-06-10T00:23:42.806+10:00Hi,
I love your courtyard garden, so many flowers ...Hi,<br />I love your courtyard garden, so many flowers and trees, it's fantastic.Elladahttp://plaisirsjardin.blog4ever.com/blog/index-386776.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-76762962394943349552010-06-09T20:37:02.274+10:002010-06-09T20:37:02.274+10:00You have spent a lot of time and hard work on your...You have spent a lot of time and hard work on your garden and it is sure to look more beautiful everyday until the next wet. Hopefully these ones will survive. A lovely place to relax with a book and a cool drink.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-2146823396860069142010-06-09T05:49:51.518+10:002010-06-09T05:49:51.518+10:00Your garden is exquisite, what a great place to be...Your garden is exquisite, what a great place to be!witchymeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825185022985679987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-19177992015702509662010-06-09T03:19:37.253+10:002010-06-09T03:19:37.253+10:00Very pretty, peaceful, and welcoming, Bernie! Nice...Very pretty, peaceful, and welcoming, Bernie! Nice progress!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123627573356760362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-50912326012921331442010-06-08T20:41:36.484+10:002010-06-08T20:41:36.484+10:00What a beautiful garden! I would have loved to wal...What a beautiful garden! I would have loved to walk there, and see all the gorgeous flowers! Thanks for sharingAnn Flowershttp://www.iflorist.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-52157242714055766402010-06-08T07:08:34.603+10:002010-06-08T07:08:34.603+10:00you garden is wonderful. You must havr too many po...you garden is wonderful. You must havr too many pots to count, which is always cool. For a second, i thought the wallaby was a giant rabbit. jimJim Groblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027723131261970051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-1925121910108455632010-06-08T00:16:36.331+10:002010-06-08T00:16:36.331+10:00Thanks for the nice tour of your garden! I have en...Thanks for the nice tour of your garden! I have enjoyed looking at your plants. They are all looking wonderful! And you really have a wide collection. I love the orange crossandra ;-) Enjoy the rest of Autumn.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867061279916535777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-84152726212639092092010-06-07T23:47:20.087+10:002010-06-07T23:47:20.087+10:00Your courtyard garden seems very inviting! You hav...Your courtyard garden seems very inviting! You have put in so much hard work!lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.com