Here is spring at the Sale Botanic Gardens in Sale, Australia. Seasons come and they go.

I am posting the latest pictures from the Sale Botanic Garden.  These pictures were taken with the Friends of the Sale Botanic Garden.  Remember it is spring for them.  LOVE seeing the spring colors.  For you that know Evelyn, Larry’s sister she is in the pictures see if you can find her.  FIND EV.

​The Friends group and members of the Sale Golf club at the unveiling of the new interpretative sign. Thanks for taking the photo Liam.

​The Friends were busy deadheading and generally tidying up this bed in the Climate Matched garden. The Veltheimia bracteata, also commonly called the Forest lilly has pink blooms, while the clivias shown here are orange.

I was delighted to find a Snowball bush growing in the Garden Collection beds the Friends were tidying up last week.  It’s also known as Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' or guelder rose.
It’s ideally suited here, as depending on the season it is in full sun or partial shade.
Both of my grandmothers had these delightful bushes growing in their gardens.

Our tour leaders had a different group of people to lead around the gardens on last Thursday. They were Maffra Primary School students who were participating in sustainability activities organised by Sharon Ray at Nakunbalook.
Heather, Ev, Vicki and Rob each lead a group through the Elm forest and the Garden For Life.
Here’s Vicki explaining about some of the plants growing in the garden.
​Heather, Ev, Vicki and Rob each lead a group through the Elm forest and the Garden For Life.

     
Monday morning and it is cool out with a cool south wind believing it or not.  We have a clear blue sky, and the temperature at 10:00 AM is 54F(12C) strong winds and coolest temps of the season.  It is going to be cold by Wed.  Frost then too. Fall is here and it is all getting us ready for that winter season. Rain is in the forecast, but it looks like it will be going north of us.  Stay warm, stay safe.
I am continuing to work on the north end of the greenhouse cleaning it up.  A tree fell, getting the last bow of the greenhouse this spring.  Now Larry is going to move the garage door to the next bow but to do that I have to move out 3 tables, and 1/3 of the pallets.  I have been working on it every day since Thursday. Hope to finish the move today, then he can start moving out tables and pallets so he can move the garage door.  There is always something to do. 
 
Australia family and friends for Tuesday Oct 21 will have a high of 70F(20C) but wind gust up to 18 mph.  They have been having lots of wind and look like again today.  They did have rain showers over the weekend, so that will help some with their gardens, one of them wrote.   Stay warm, stay safe. 
 
Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa [email protected]  641-794-3337  cell 641-903-9365  Beckysgreenhouse.com  Facebook Becky Kerndt Litterer or Becky’s Greenhouse