I bought a feijoa

Six of them in fact.

A single baby one.....

And five bigger ones.

We have planted them behind the orchard to provide protection from the cold blasts of icy air that blow up from the south in Winter ( and at many other times to be perfectly honest ). I will keep a lookout for more so that we can create a hedge of sorts. We decided that if it's going to be a hedge for the orchard, it may as well be an edible one.

Joanne has one growing at her place and the fruit are delicious.

I really love the flowers too. Not sure about the well drained site bit but we'll see what happens.

We have Bill has crowbarred the dirt out of the holes before each planting.

 It's been like digging in concrete.

 Seriously, concrete.

 Which begs the question, "Will these plantings even survive?"

 Course they will!!!

We have also planted ten Acacia melanoxolyn in the horse laneways so far and Bill and Ross dug holes for the next ten. 

I dug up another big clump of daffodils/jonquils in the roundabout garden.

There were over two hundred bulbs all scrunched up together.

One of my original five bulb plantings from years ago.

I replanted them in an empty bed in the potager.

We had a visit from beautiful Bella from up the road.

Twice in fact.

She is such a sweet,friendly, quiet little girl.....

There's been rain.....11mms...

.....so horse feeding took on a whole new look!

Bill constructed a ramp made from pallets to clean the ride-on mower more easily.  ( Is there no end to the uses of pallets?)

Ruth and Ross came to stay for a few days.

Ross helped Bill with all sorts of farm jobs and Ruth and I shopped!

Thank you both. Just when we needed some height and four wheel drive power.

Our little boys are going great guns.

Oh, except for a fall on the rocks at Nana's when their dog Lizzie took off to chase a kangaroo!

Bill has methodically de-mulched this bed so that we can grass it.

There's just one more obstacle. 

The huge tree stump that wants to grow there again.

Time to bring in that crow bar.

I planted a fig tree in the potager. Sadly the fruit trees in the orchard often get overlooked when it comes to care and watering. We expect them to just tough it out. If you live inside the fence you're more likely to be looked after!

Peace rose.....you gorgeous thing.

We are going to visit one of Paul Bangay's gardens on Sunday.

It is called St Ambrose Farm.

I can't wait.

Hope you have something special to look forward to at the weekend too.