Yes shame about the weeds O well. All the dead flowers from the vases go into the garbage too many thorns for the compost As my girls ( The Chooks ) scratch away in there...Cheers..MM.

Hi Michelle, Chris from Magic Garden phoned me before and he said that Charles de gaulle would be Ok in this climate. Jan, he also said that it may ball if in bud when we get a heavy shower of rain in the summer ( I WISH ) so I have stayed with the C de G. Fran, my Westerland is a climber I want those two for a archway but I will try to plant C de G which is a standard nearby seeing I have too many standards for my new already prepared hexagon Rose bed, Many thanks for that tip.....MM

Hi everyone well the 36 degree heat yesterday was a little too much for them, so I was up early this morning at 4:30 tripping around in the pre-dawn as we are only allowed to water up till 7am on three mornings and after 7pm on the same evenings a week, otherwise its the bucket, too many mozzies in the evening anyway I dont like watering at that time, having enough trouble with BS and Mildew now with out encouraging more. Coolyoda Mary Rose is the only David Austin I have it is flowering so much better this year,as it is one of the ones I transplanted out the the all day Sun. Greencroc looking forward to all your Pics. Michelle yes all that hard work has paid off I am really happy about their growth so much better than last year, but like I said up top a lot have been moved. Kevarose I create my Collage's of roses in the free program from Picasa you can download it from the link below. Thanks everyone....Cheers..MM. Here is a link that might be useful: Picasa

Thanks Barbara, Jan, Annie and every one so Bearded Dragon it is, I though it was but didn't want to put that name to it just in case it was wrong. We get a lot of them here on this block last year one had babies so there were little dragons running around everywhere, We also get the frilled neck and some type of monitor or goanna. Thanks len for that info, you know the river is across the road but have yet to see a snake on this block. Marion my arm is starting to feel a bit better but I cannot lift it much, so hubby is still putting the clothes on the line bless him. Cheryl I have not seen a snail since we left Melbourne eleven years ago, but we have plenty of other pests to make up for it. GH I have 23 Bougainvillea's I will put repeats on for you one day as last years were the best.I hope that nectarine keep bearing fuit too or it will get the chop. And dear Bev I do hope you are feeling a lot better, I have just put more pics on for you. Cheers..MM.