And Southies are done....with EDEN BRAE!!

Deemaree · **Posted:** Jul 18, 2011 1:17 pm

I was pretty sure I'd seen someone with it on the Forum....

bel · **Posted:** Jul 19, 2011 8:08 am

Happy belated birthday Southies!!! Sorry I missed it ::kiss::

Love the mirror!!! Well done DH!!!

Southies · **Posted:** Sep 01, 2011 5:02 pm

Don't know if any of you remember my hellebores......... :th:

Actually, I don't even remember whether I added a post on them, somewhere in this thread :roll:

but.........

this is what they looked like 1 year ago !

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& this is the same plot today :z:

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with a few close-ups :x]

I adore them........

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& my favourite :

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As well as the hellebore update, I finalised my dining chairs. :z:

"Way back when........." I asked your advice on dining chairs & what colour upholstery - olive or aubergine :roll:

Well, I got the chairs BUT neither olive or aubergine :roll:

. I actually bought a 2nd-hand set of 8 on ebay :oops:

, which happened to be BLACK ::hyst::

No matter, they look great with our maple table :z:

After my grown kids & grandson move out

.................................. I'll get them re-upholstered & the legs sanded & stained to match.

So here they are........my $250 chairs .....and I call my DH a TA :sh:

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themax · **Posted:** Sep 01, 2011 5:23 pm

what's a TA?

Hellebore's are DELIGHTFUL....totally...also love love love the chairs...what a deal!

bel · **Posted:** Sep 01, 2011 5:24 pm

TA=Tight a.rse right? :lol:

Looking great Southies

Oh and by the way I'm back from o/s

Deemaree · **Posted:** Sep 01, 2011 5:27 pm

TA= Tight A....

Love the chairs & hellebores! I'm planning to have some hellebores here somewhere-probably in the bed out the front bordering the driveway... :th:

Southies · **Posted:** Sep 01, 2011 5:32 pm

themax wrote:

what's a TA?

themax · **Posted:** Sep 01, 2011 7:10 pm

ooh I thought it was a True Angel.... :shock:

HI belly girl.... ::kiss::

glad yoú're back, we missed you................. ::kiss::

Lex · **Joined:** 22 Oct 2009 **Posts:** 5121 **Location:** NSW

Gorgeous chairs!!! :z:

I like the accessory too (staring at the laptop :wink:

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bel · **Posted:** Sep 02, 2011 7:32 am

themax wrote:

HI belly girl.... ::kiss::

glad yoú're back, we missed you................. ::kiss::

missed you too!!! Lots of catching up to do

photoimpressions · **Joined:** 20 Dec 2011 **Posts:** 183

Hey guys, woah alot of reading thats for sure. Your home looks great Southies! My wife and I recently just put a deposit down for the Cremorne 41 and we're building in Harrington Grove. Just looking at your facade, how much was it for the design and the extras (paving, tiles etc?) Thanks!

Southies · **Posted:** Dec 21, 2011 1:04 pm

PM sent

Bagheera · 13/09-06/10

love the hellebores - can't grow them in Perth though... ::sad::

themax · **Posted:** Dec 21, 2011 5:16 pm

Southies can, she's a converted greenthumb... :lol:

Southies · **Posted:** Dec 21, 2011 5:22 pm

Bagheera · 13/09-06/10

Southie is in Sydney - isn't she?

You can't even find to buy hellebores in Perth in our nurseries... maybe some specialised places might sell them but never found them at mainstream nurseries - same with quite a few other plants like Alliums, heucheras, certain euphorbias, peonies, etc. I'm assuming that the sun here is so harsh that they don't survive.

Lex · **Joined:** 22 Oct 2009 **Posts:** 5121 **Location:** NSW

Hi Southies

(why don't they add that cute waving smiley already!?!?)

I remembered that you planted a murraya hedge, so was wondering how big it is now and are you happy with the spacing. I have just planted a row of them to eventually screen out the neighbour, but am thinking I planted them too close (about 1m). I don't want a close-knit hedge, I just want them to be able to screen out (without holes) once they are about 2m high.
Actually, did you plant more than one murraya hedge? :th:

Southies · **Posted:** Oct 02, 2012 3:38 pm

Lex wrote:

Hi Southies

(why don't they add that cute waving smiley already!?!?)

Hi Lex [ img ] (this is where I get my emoticons.....http://messenger.yahoo.com/features/emoticons/ ).....you'll find the waving smiley in the 2nd column [ img ] Have fun! :lol:

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I remembered that you planted a murraya hedge, so was wondering how big it is now and are you happy with the spacing.

Lex, this shrub will be 3 years old in Feb 2013 :

From this :
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I have just planted a row of them to eventually screen out the neighbour, but am thinking I planted them too close (about 1m). I don't want a close-knit hedge, I just want them to be able to screen out (without holes) once they are about 2m high.

Lex, I think 1 metre will be fine. Ours are 40cm apart - we wanted privacy, for obvious reasons.

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Actually, did you plant more than one murraya hedge? :th:

No only 1.

Lex · **Joined:** 22 Oct 2009 **Posts:** 5121 **Location:** NSW

Okie dokie, they look amazing!!! ::surprise::

I wouldn't have thought they would grow into a proper mini hedge so fast!! :z:

Southies · **Posted:** Oct 03, 2012 2:45 pm

FYI : We've been feeding them with Seasol, Powerfeed & molasses in the 1st 2 years.....and water of course. Since then, I've gotten lazy :sh:

but did do it again 2 weeks ago.
We haven't watered much either :oops:

, but I think the hedge would have grown much faster if it had regular water.

And Southies are done....with EDEN BRAE!!

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