We have lived at Camelot Cottage in the Ben Lomond Mountains in NSW for over 10 years … My Garden Update coming soon!

When we arrived we had 13 Tortured Willow trees, with several planted over our septic tank and reaching our electricity lines. All 13 tortured willow trees were removed because the roots were headed towards our kitchen and bathroom, even breaking up the cement in our garden area.

The grass was like straw and not lawn, and weeds were creeping through the wood-boards.

So we set about a reno – both inside and out.

Outside, we planted shrubs, flowers and small trees to make a garden.

With a clear and cleaned up garden, we could plan a landscape that would work. We have a slight slope on our land, and so decided to ‘garden terrace’ the land so the rain water would not cause a tsunami around the house.

It has been trial and error and I have enjoyed (with tears in my eyes) every moment. I really love companion planting – it is very rewarding.

It is wonderful to see the birds flying from garden to garden, mixing it up with the bees, insects and bugs.

The soil is spectacular! The property has volcanic soil with a rocky outcrop at the top of the back block. The worms in the soil are plentiful and rock ‘n’ roll the soil 24 hours.

I have created a 3 bay compost area and it rewards me every year with lush, worm-wriggling soil.

We have now planted every flower, shrub and tree here at Camelot !

The Spring and Summer Gardens here are so beautiful and rewarding. The branches reach for the skies and never fail to amaze me.

I hope you enjoy these images. I tried to capture the personality of each image.

I will create and before and after photo collage in time – yes, it takes so much time to achieve the ‘look’ after hours of preparation and blood, splinters and tears …

Thank you for visiting!