My Lawn and Garden

This is my back yard about four weeks ago...totally overgrown with meter high weeds...

Then I started the weeding process....I don't believe in weed killer and beside you still have to remove all the dead weeds later, so up they have roots and all. Click on the photos for a larger view any time.

So I cleared one thirdish 3 weeks ago

Then last Monday 2nd June I started on the rest. 

 My son, Ryan borrowed the work tray truck and helped me pick up 50 sq meters Monday night - that's about a tonne. We unloaded it Monday night and I layed it Tuesday and then got back to the weeding...which took me till Friday to finish.

Then hubby, Stephen arrived back from work, we had one enormous heavy trailer load of weeds for the dump, and I'm so grateful Stephen was there to help at the end and I was pretty "buggered"

So early Saturday morning they picked up another 85 sq meters and Stephen and I layed the rest.....before he went off to play golf.
It looks spectacular...if I may say so... I left gaps in the laying to save money and this turf is buffalo grass which spreads really well so in no time it'll be all over GREEN.

 Our garden is a tropical one as we live in Queensland, northern Australia so you have to grow plants with varied leaf shapes and colours.
We have two huge mango trees and  banana trees 

Hibiscus are a favourite of mine


 

I gather all sorts of plants to give colour to the gardenI miss my garden in Townsville a lot but know that one day I'll be living back there and be able to enjoy it and tinker whenever I have the urge....till then I'm adding to my collection in pots. Cheers and I hope you enjoyed visiting my garden. Robyn

Our Beautiful World

 Week 50 theme at Our Beautiful World suggested by Manuela is

ANIMALS

So of course being an Australian I'm going to share some Australian animals I've taken photos of in the past two years.

 Koala

Kangaroo (can you see the Joey in mums pouch)

 Dingo

Echidna

Emu

The Australian Coat of Arms...with the kangaroo and emu.

Thanks for taking a peek and please pop over to the Our Beautiful World blog and check our the fantastic photos of our team members. We'd also love it if you'd like to join in and share your favourite animals photos ...hope you're enjoying a fabulous weekend, Cheers Robyn

What's On Your Workdesk, Wednesday ??

Hi one and all who've come for a peek of my desk ...Surprise, surprise, I'm not at home this week (again) so my workspace for this weeks 261 WOYWW.... is my backyard. 

I've been one very busy lady pulling weeds and then laying new turf....and my poor old body is letting me know. 

Quickly the story is...our son lives in our home in Townsville and we rent in Yeppoon 8 hours south for Stephens work.  Our son is not a gardener and I love my garden.  We bought new soil in, in January and the weeds have had a party - they are a meter  (3 feet) tall.

I did this much clearing 2 weeks ago and we picked up 50 square meters of turf Monday afternoon.

And slowly I am progressing across the yard..In 3 days I have filled 5 giant wheelbarrows and that huge blue tarp with weeds ... and there's more.  Then we'll need to buy in another 70 sq mts of turf...lucky for me hubby gets back Thursday and he can help :-)

I have till next Tuesday to finish the job and then I can concentrate on the garden beds when we visit.

Part of my tropical garden.

 Thanks for taking a peek and if you'd like to know more about sharing your desk please pop over to Julias blog for an explanation and to see the list of other WOYWW deskers.

 PS..we had our weekly plans changed sudden, resulting in this visit and I've forgotten to take a photo of my ATC to share.  I also have three left if there are any Aussie girls who'd like to swap...let me know on the comments and I'll get back to you. Cheers and have a wonderful week, Robyn

Our Beautiful World

WOW don't the weeks pass by in a flash....here we are for Week 49 at Our Beautiful World and the theme suggested by Milagros is

 Texture

When I think about TEXTURE it can be interpreted many ways...

and I suppose it first brings to mind the word Rough but the opposite - Smooth also applies.

And it can be applied to most aspects in our lives - our physical surroundings, in food, music and art. 

So I've just tried to capture some Texture which I find around me in my life.

Here I have some items within my home...the quilt and pillows on our guests bed. 

 Trays I use from Papua New Guinea. 

A waste bin and small tray - cinnamon coils set in resin...smells delightful, in the bathroom.

 

I love fabric and wool and here are a couple of toddler hats I've made - red and white crocheted and green knitted.

My addiction at present is making greeting cards and there is texture involved everywhere with this craft.  Here are three sheets I've embossed using equipment specially designed for card making.

Here are two example of Flocked paper - you know that raised velvety finish.

 And of course outdoors Texture is to be found everywhere...

 I especially love the varieties of bark and  these two are found in our front yard.















And of course leafy plants - I love this big green and white leaf.

Thank you for taking a peek at my Texture photos and we would love for you to join in the fun and share photos you may have...Pop over to Our Beautiful World to see the other team members photos and to find out how to join in.  Cheers and have a great week Robyn