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Thursday, 10 October 2019

Spring Abundance

Tamarillo
 Mid or late Spring, in this Coffs Coast, NSW, subtropical climate zone, and we there is an abundance of flowers and fruit.

Heritage Rose

Louisiana Iris

Salvia

Salvia

Nasturtium

Begonia

New shoots of Stevia

Red Russian Kale

Lipstick Bromeliad

Lychee Flowers

Black Mulberry

Persimmon Flowers

White Peach

White Mulberry

Grumichama


Gulf Gold Japanese Plum

Black Sapote

New leaves on Amla


Natal Plum


Brazil (Surinam) Cherry

Illawarra Flame Tree flower buds

New leaves on Grape


Macadamia Nut

Pecan Nut Flowers


Kiwi Fruit Flowers



Flowers and immature Jaboticaba fruit



Passionfruit

Kumquats


New Banana leaves with Dorrigo Tree Waratah

Retention Pond

Cranberry Hibiscus flower

Cordyline flower

Pear flower


Louisiana Iris

Arum Lilies

Wendy's Wish Salvia

Louisiana Iris

Miniature Zygocactus

Orange Browallia

Blueberry and variegated Hibiscus


Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Fruiting and flowering in a late Spring (November) garden on mid north coast NSW

The ten year old purpose built house is designed for comfort, space and to save energy wherever possible. It has 2.5kw of solar power facing north and is fully insulated.


Planting at the front gate in Spring (Furcrea, Pentstemon and Bismarck Palm)

The rooms are spacious with high ceilings. The three bedrooms are roomy. Each room has a garden outlook and privacy. The large master bedroom has an ensuite and walk in robe and opens on to the north facing terrace.

The Music Room provides a nook to escape from the Family Room.

A hot water pump circulates hot water to the taps with the push of a button saving on cold water. An instant hot water tap save energy, no kettles are needed. A filtered water tap is situated alongside.

Although the house is connected to the mains water supply a 25000 litre tank collects rain water for the garden taps, the laundry and toilets.

A worm farm sewerage system deals with all black and grey water and pumps water to a thrid of the orchard.






View from the front entrance
View from the front entrance
Across the quiet rural road Fernmount Cemetery is rarely used.


Brunsfeldsia near the spa (under sail) on western terrace.



Walking iris and pool garden below spa terrace



The huge hardwood back western facing deck has blinds.



There is space for a plant nursery and worm farm under the excavated corner of the house.



Steps lead up from the main path, past raised vegetable beds (right) to the north facing terrace.



North facing terrace


North facing lawn with main bedroom window






Front entrance with extra large double garage on left

Front entrance with coreopsis in gravel garden

Music room looking to the north terrace and dining room


Family Room looking to the back deck


Spa and back deck

Bedroom 2



Phil Dudman presented on a large screen TV
Twenty Bellingen Seedsavers had an excellent guest speaker experience when  Phil Dudman (writer and presenter from the Organic Garden and ABC Garden Show) visited the Fernmount Food Forest to speak on Fruit Tree Pruning, propagating and much more.