Friday 1 January 2021

The garden last year almost dead this year lots of growth.

This is my wall very sick and chewed out but we have murdered all the white ants so far well the pest guy did and ok to rebuild the wall as there is now no sign of them.
The beer fairy bought me some jigsaws for my birthday kept me busy for a while.
and i had to move a lot of the garden away from the outside walls as the house was not getting enough ventalation so it was moist all the time white ants like dampness.
we took out all the panels that were eaten away they are wood so we will replace them with plasterboard.
one jigsaw finished

second jigsaw finished





This was the worse one 



We cut the cladding away from the ground to allow more air under the house much drier there now.


most likely put plastic lattice ther to neaten it up but still allow the air in.
Here are some nice relaxing garden pictures as everything is growing well we had lots of rain not like last year when we were ringed with fires and no rain in sight and the garden was slowly dying 















 

31 comments:

  1. Loving your garden - as I always do. Can you tell me what the plant in the 21st picture down is? I have seen it at a neighbours house and lusted after it, but she is never home to ask.
    Big, big sigh at the white ants. I hope you have got rid of them for good.
    You are much more patient than I am on the jigsaw front.

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    1. It is thi basil wonderful smell brings lots of bees too worth growing and you can eat it, it grows from a cutting too.
      Merle.................

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    2. I know it as Greek Basil, a perennial bush which grows fairly big but not huge, bees love the flowers.

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    3. So what is the green basil you buy in the shops I always thought it was greek basil........
      Merle......
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  2. Hello Merle,
    I hope all those ants are gone now. Your garden and plants look beautiful. The puzzles look huge, pretty puzzle pictures.
    I wish you and your family all the best in 2021, a very happy and healthy New Year!

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    1. Same to you and your family we are all hoping for a better year than last year.
      Merle............'

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  3. Hari OM
    Having experienced white ants, I know the annoyance - here's to that being the last of them.

    So good to see your garden again, looking lush right enough. I love a good jigsaw puzzle, though admittedly, I am doing mostly online ones now... even have my own set up!

    The new year has dawned very clear-skyed and bright, though freezing temps - I'd like to think that is a harbinger of better times ahead. Here's hoping! YAM xx

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    1. We have a lot of them in Sydney they say one in three houses have some activity from them .
      I didn't know you could do them on line but I like the clicking together of the pieces.
      Thanks for the Christmas card sorry to hear about your dad and I hope the new year is a good one we had enough sadness last year.
      Merle..........

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  4. Merle, so good to see you back again. Your garden is lovely; it obviously has seen rain. I hope that keeps your wildfires at bay this year. Happy new year!

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    1. Happy new year, as i get older it is harder to keep the garden in check.
      Merle..........

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  5. So sorry to hear you had termites, but a timely reminder to all who read here to move gardens away from house walls a bit. I didn't realise you had cladding, I thought your house was real bricks. The jigsaws look like they'd give me a headache, my brother loves challenges like those.
    Your garden is looking lush and lovely again.

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    1. Our house is weatherboard and cladded so not so good for here but brick is very cold in winter here nice in summer and when we bought the house 30 years ago it has just been done so it looked pretty good and I thought no more painting so I didn't mind.
      Merle..............

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  6. How nice to see a post from you. Termites are horrible. We don't have them in this part of the country at all. Happy New Year to you and your family- xo Diana

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    1. Lucky not to have them we have plenty. happy new year to you and your family too.

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  7. So sorry to read you had termites, hope they are all gone now.
    Very nice photographs of your garden and plants.

    Sending my good wishes to you and yours for a happy and healthy 2021.

    All the best Jan

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    1. I think we all deserve a good year this year after the last one hope we have it.

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  8. sorry about the damage made by aunts ,it happens in moist areas indeed
    we live in very dry area still we have to beware of termites as they like to eat up the furniture and appear in rainy season
    your garden is DIVINE :)

    Happy new year my friend may you see many more ahead with all you love !

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  9. .. hi Merle ... I think I've sorted my account out now and can comment as me ..... not Kev's Korner. How Kevin even got there is a mystery to me .. hahaha...
    I love the jigsaws.. xxxx
    the garden is wonderful .. xxxx Talk again..
    Barb .. xxxx

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  10. oh i am sorry dear Merle for the over growth of garden that caused damage

    thankfully you were aware at time and took precaution .
    i loved your plantation images ,such a delightful garden that neeeds lot of care of course :)
    blessings!

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