Fall 2011

Ahh, Fall

Falling leaves, soaking rains, shorter days, and maybe frost to tip the fallen leaves.  The licorice fern reappear (pictured), as do many different types of birds, which are back to spend the winter here.  You can hear them singing from the trees and bushes and splashing in local ponds. There are flycatchers, wrens, sparrows, hawks, widgeons, geese, woodducks and harlequins..... It is time to dig out compost, trim and prune, rake leaves, mulch, plant bulbs, and divide perennials.  It is also the start of the off season, which is the perfect time to renovate and create new gardens here in Victoria's mediterranean climate.