Pictures from the Botanic Gardens in Sale, Victoria, Australia. Remember it is going into their spring. Interesting that the plant blooms then leaves comes out.

two pictures of ​Chaenomeles speciosa  or commonly known as Japanese flowering quinces, Japonica or Maule’s quince burst into bloom.

This beautiful purple flowering plant is the native Alyogyne huegelii or Lilac hibiscus. 3 pictures of this 

Male cones on the Cypress it is the Cupressus torulosa, also known as the Bhutan Cypress or Himalayan Cypress.  2 pictures

Maintenance in the garden continues through the cooler months including hedge pruning, planting new trees and cutting back the grasses.
There’s a familiar yearly cycle that’s followed to help keep the gardens looking their bestt.

Good afternoon, we are in a severe thunderstorm.  Dark black clouds came through, then the wind picked up, and after that it rained.  We didn’t get much rain.  I don’t think we had any damage from the  wind this time around.  Looks like another rain coming around 6:00.  Now I find this so interesting because this wasn’t predicted this morning.  It looked like all of this would stay in Minnesota but how quickly the front can change what happens.  Again, I went out at 7:00 AM to work in the greenhouse area.  I moved containers around and moved out my garden in pots that were close to the greenhouse.  It was in the grass area, and I wanted Larry to mow it up, so I moved it to the black top.  It will be easier for me to water there.  I planted lots in the garden bags, and the water drains well, so watering it must be really a long time to get all the soil wet in those.  The vegetables are growing well.  I will show pictures next week.  I will finish up the 4th wagon moving the flats to be unplanted tomorrow.  So, I will have that one empty too.  Next week after Monday looks cooler, and less humid so by finishing that job I can do it then.  I do enjoy being out there in the early morning.  I am excited about moving the wagons off the blacktop for the weekend, then my garden of containers will show when you drive by.  The Dougherty Firemen will be having their annual pancake breakfast Sunday morning from 7-12.  Please drive by and see how my garden looks with the containers, and the trees as a background.  This is what I have been working on.  I was brought over some tomatoes today so canning will start with them.  I hope to make Pasta sauce, pizza sauce, and new tomato soup for me this year.  All of this will be using Mrs. Wages packets.  I will cook them up and then process them in a cold-water bath.  I have that electric water bath canner which is handy to use.  I didn’t do any canning last year as you recall we made our trip to Australia leaving early Sept. I just love to hear the ping of the canning lids when they have been processed.  Enough about what I am doing.  How about all of you?  Working the gardens, and I hope you are taking time to enjoy them.  High Saturday of 86F(31c) with humidity it will feel like 97F(36C).The same on Sunday and Monday.  The lows are what will be hard 70F (20C so not cooler down much.  Stay cool, stay safe. 
 
Australia family and friends for your Saturday, Sunday Aug 16, 17 it will be rainy conditions expected around 9 AM wind gusts  are up to 14 mph.  High for them will be only 53F(11C).  Stay warm, stay dry, stay safe.
 
I am posting pictures and what was wrote about the pictures from the Sale Botanic Gardens in Sale, Victoria, Australia.  For them it is the sign of spring coming.  Hope you find them interesting.
 
Friends of the Sale Botanic Gardens
Established in the 1860's the Sale Botanic Gardens is Gippsland's only surviving Botanic Gardens from colonial times.
You know Spring isn’t too far away when the Chaenomeles speciosa  or commonly known as Japanese flowering quinces, Japonica or Maule’s quince burst into bloom.
These delightful flowers bloom on bare branches with the leaves appearing later 
It’s a hardy plant and well suited to our climate.

This beautiful purple flowering plant is the native Alyogyne huegelii or Lilac hibiscus. It can be found growing in the Woody Meadows or Bill Cane collection.

Male cones on the Cypress to the right of the front entrance. Looking at the map of the trees, I think it is the Cupressus torulosa, also known as the Bhutan Cypress or Himalayan Cypress.
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​Maintenance in the garden continues through the cooler months including hedge pruning, planting new trees and cutting back the grasses.
There’s a familiar yearly cycle that’s followed to help keep the gardens looking their best.
Taken from Friends of the Sale Botanic Gardens
Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty, Iowa [email protected]  641-794-3337  cell 641-903-9365  Facebook Becky Kerndt Litterer or Becky’s Greenhouse