Winter at Montville

Finally we are experiencing some winter weather.Chilly nights and beautiful sunny days.It is a time when the Montville and Blackall Range scenery is at it's best.
The garden is still quite damp as it doesn't receive a great deal of sun at this time of the year.It is a time when I can catch up with weeding ,some dead heading and light pruning as there always seems to be so much of that to do. I am also re- organising a compost area and moving barrow loads of rich compost on to the gardens.
Luckily there is still some colour in the garden with Kniphofia,Camellias, Salvias and  sub tropical foliage plants. The camellia cuttings taken for the Camellia Project from around Montville are still alive but we will have to wait and see. Growing from  cuttings will always have an element of 'good luck' especially at this time of the year.We have found that there is one warm spot where pots can be set out on pavers that seems to work well.
We are looking forward to a couple of visiting groups. One from Townsville and one from  North Brisbane this winter. As always it is great to be able to share our garden.