#dodonea

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

Dononea thunbergiana, South Africa, 2025

[adecenthat]

Yesterday i told my besty how exciting the knitting is getting! They rang at 7am and we were out of town by 8. It was for the best.

i arrived home this arvie with a load of plants, including what are possibly one of my favourite species - Dodonea. (Dodonea know what that is? hahaha a little horticultural humour there). Dodonea this one, to be precise

https://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=526

I have three established toward the top of a rise and they are great wind-slowers as well as looking fantastic as background to lower plants - Jude the Obscure rose looks particularly splendid set against it, as does Echium candicans.

So i’ve got some more to try and slow the gales that rip through the valley and up its hills, one of them mine. They seem pretty hardy - they survive anything i do to them and that cannot be said of the buddleia i accidentally whippersnippered on Wednesday. A lot of plants go that way. I do like a good whippersnip. This yard is evolution itself - survival of the fittest, despite (or bc of) the best of intentions.

[girasolesonoma]

Starting phase 4 on a fun project in Sonoma🌻strong use of low water use and #mediterranean #plants 🌻#olive #lavender #rosemary #gaura #miscanthus #italian #cypress #pennisetum #dodonea #manzanita #arbutus #landscapelovers #gardenstyle #design #sonoma

[thefionahamer]

UNDRESSING TREES AND 0THER ENTERTAINMENTS

Once we’ve got our trees planted, we usually walk away for several months and hope for the best.  

But eventually we come back and check on them.

On the Easter weekend we had a whole crew of helpers to strip remaining covers from the 450 trees and shrubs planted in May 2013 near the cattleyards.  Also known as “Georgia’s Patch”.  Some of the wattles are now pretty tall and visible from a…

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