Dahlias

Come and see the Dahlias in the Trials Garden. They're looking wonderful - I've been helping Nigel by feeding, watering, and dead-heading them. Some of the colours and sizes of the flowers really are amazing!

Fossils, Butterflies, and Pruning!

Me, Wayne and Becky have been busy making some fossils in preparation for the future Evolutionary Trail. The fern turned out really well - the two magnolia fossils were a bit tricky though!

The Butterfly House is looking lovely - a must see at this time of year!

 This week me and Nigel tackled the Wisteria sinensis and the Rosa banksia 'Lutea' in the Alpine Yard. The extension growth was removed from the Wisteria and taken down to approximately eight buds. As well as removing any old flower stems. The Rose on the other hand needed a complete makeover because it was pulling itself from the wall and also hanging over the other side over the pavement. Therefore it needed to be taken down to it's basic framework and re-trained. Good job we had the tractor and trailer on hand to get rid of the debris!