Have just moved my first tyres into the front yard and planted them with daffodils and other flowers. Would like to plant some sunflowers in them too when I find my seed.
Zen helped me move the clawfoot bath into the front yard, it'll be used to collect water for the front garden. As water is often restricted, and watering even banned in summer around here, water from the roof will be diverted into the bath.
I want to paint some of the tyres, but the only paint I have any quantity of is bright pink, given to me by a friend. as the bath is already a similar shade of pink...it might just work lol. well the house is orange, what can I say...go with it.
Planted the last two fejoa trees today, a different kind so that it will cross breed with my other ones for better fruiting. Once the trees mature, and the flax behind them, it will be very private in the front yard as well as the back. It'll be a really nice place to sit in the summer.
As well as the daffodils, I planted a hedge of rosemary...rescued from the green waste tip, will wait and see if it takes. I also have strawberries, celery, beetroot and spring onions waiting to be planted as well as a mesclun salad mix. And I've ordered 2 Hawera Plum trees that are meant to do really well around here.
The plan is that as well as being self sufficient...we also can have some extra to sell.
The chooks have finally started laying in reasonable numbers. The most so far is four in one day... not too bad when we have 5 hens.
Will have to make a new gunea pig cage very soon, the mother is looking very pregnant. may have to take some of the last lot of babies to the pet shop, it's going to take a while before I can finish the larger enclosure, have just done the windward side, to make a windbreak for the fejoas, I need 8 - 10 mor posts to finish it, and probably another roll of chicken wire.
will take some more photo's tomorrow.
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