The Easter long weekend saw Patrick and I engage our friends and plant-consultants Sean & Tim to help us greenify our desert-like outdoor space.
The brief was simple enough: we required drought-hardy (read: virtually unkillable due to forgetfulness of watering), sun-loving plants for our existing collection of mis-matched pots. Off we went to Poyntons armed with a sketch and some dreams (and some money).
Here's what we came home with:
Succulents! And lots of them. Cute.
The only vegetable that seems to love our arid balcony is shallots. They're sitting inside my sweet $5 Mornington Peninsula op-shop wire potplant basket.
A yukka (?) from Poyntons, a Cacti-like plant (apparently not actually a cacti though) from Camberwell Market, and the apple of my gardening eye - the jade tree that never dies.
I love how our solar-reflecty window film makes for cool outdoor photos.
There's still a bit to do with the balcony, but the fact is the tiles are to be ripped up and replaced in the coming months anyway, so we'll see how that works out before doing much more.
8 comments:
Looking good Tess!
Nice choice guys, I like your revamped outdoor chairs as well!
love the plants P&T, and your revamped outdoor chairs!
Thanks ladies... yes I would have loved to paint the cane chairs a nice bold colour but we were advised against this by an 'expert'... I'll have to file that idea away for the next outdoor space we have!
yes must always take the advice of an "expert". he he
Looking good. I mean who actually has friends who are plant consultants?! Can they tell me how to not kill mint?
JB! Tim says mint doesn't survive well in pots, so plant it in the ground if you can... it likes sun too (not much of that in QLD recently, I know!). Also, because possums like to eat mint, apparently sprinkling cayenne pepper on the leaves can help deter them!? Unless your possums have a sophisticated palette... then I can't help you ;)
how good is poyntons?! i too love succulent & self sufficient plants. x captn
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