Plants That Make Me Smile :-)

Ahhhh, a sunny afternoon at last. I managed to hunt out my gumboots and take a look at the garden.

We pulled out the sodden tomatoes and zucchini plants to make way for winter crops and have planted the fig tree I bought Hubby for his birthday.

I have mowed the front lawn, trimmed the goat's hooves and trimmed back some plants that have finished flowering for the year.

Surprisingly there were a few still in full flower and I can't help but smile to see them in all their splendour. My little chrysanthemum is a mass of flowers.

And some of the cape daisies are also doing super well.

Even the gazanias are still throwing out some sweet blooms. This one really caught my eye.

And the silver spear, a quiet achiever, while not flowering looked rather striking with the sun shining down it's long stems.

One of my favourite additions to the garden are my faux bull rush stems. My Mum made them herself. They look so real positioned in a reed bush in the front garden and I can enjoy them all year round - Thanks Mum!