New Rose Garden

The new rose garden has been a work in progress for a while now.  It all started when we decided to trim the existing climbing rose that was entangled on the existing trellis (which was being held up from the rose itself).  When we started the fence just fell to pieces.  Hmmmm ... time to rethink the garden.

I've always loved roses and I needed a place to plant existing roses from the Ponderosa to one central place.  This was the perfect spot.  The fence came down .. and stayed down for quite some time until we acquired some used tin for free and used it to replace the old trellis.  A quick spray paint with "karaka" which made the fence blend into the backdrop and not stand out.  Transport the roses from other existing gardens .. luckily only two didn't survive :-( ... fill in the spaces with a combination of other beautiful roses.  Plant some swan plants, gladioli bulbs and erect a nice bird house .. painted curiosity of my lovely god daughter Hope.  Add some weed cloth to keep the weeds away, cover with bark to keep in the moisture ... then sit back and watch the garden grow.

Before ...

Nearly Finished

Hope adding the final touches to the garden .. painting the bird house

I envisage the roses at the back being quite tall adding a backdrop for the front flowers in the garden and the colourful birdhouse peaking out from the lush roses that will grow up and around it.  

So it's not quite finished yet, but I'm still very happy with the current result!!

Happy living people.