Every year I look forward to spring
with great anticipation. There is just so much going on. Almost every
day for six to eight weeks I am almost guaranteed to find something new
blooming.
Reading Bernies Blog
“Here
in my north-eastern corner there are not many discernible seasonal
changes, and certainly not much of a noticeable change between our
Winter and early Spring.” I am
reminded once again how fortunate I am to live where I do.
The Western Cape is home to thousands
of plants and a great many of them will flower in spring.
In winter I cleared a neglected patch
of the garden and filled it with Felicia amelloides, Plectranthus
ecklonii, Pelargonium cucullatum, Pelargonium tormentosum,
Pelargonium ? (still trying to positively ID), all the Pelargoniums
were from cuttings only the Felicias were bought. I dug up some of
the Sutera from other parts of the garden to cover the bare patches
and in between I planted purple and white Freesias.
I have been justly rewarded, even
though the dogs trampled a few Freesias, there were still enough to
enjoy in the garden and enough to pick a few for the vase.
Freesias
Plectranthus neochillus and Pelargonium cucullatum
Felicia and Sutera
Our pavement also got a much needed
make over a while ago. Behind the gravel path I have profusion of
flowers. Watsonias, pink Freesias, Geranium, Dimorthopeca and more.
Geranium incanum, Watsonia bobonica, Salvia africana-lutea
Freesias, Dimorthopeca, Geranium incanum,
My final reward for Spring – Guinea
fowl chicks. We have always had Guinea fowl in the neighbourhood and
this year they laid their eggs across the road in my neighbours
garden, but when the chicks hatched they brought them across the road
to me. It is great fun watching them run about and they are doing a
sterling job of keeping my snail population down. The dogs of course
are confined to the back and are not impressed.
