Pretty Purple Flowers

It's been really pretty in the garden at the moment as I have quite a few flowers in bloom. In the house I grew up in the garden floor was carpeted in violets and I've really missed that this year. I couldn't find and seedlings in the nursery so I went over to my friends house and took some out of her front yard and replanted them into some pots. I never thought they'd flower so soon but they're all in bloom!

 Here are some pictures I've taken recently: The violets from my friends, My newly planted hardenbergia, some cheap but effective potted colour and my hyacinth bulbs.

Make me beautiful

A few years ago I bought an orange art easel from revolve in Canberra for $5; I knew I would eventually find a good use for it and I finally have! I decided to turn it into a trellis to grow a purple hardenbergia up. All I had to do was drill some holes in the top, bottom and sides and then thread some wire through to make the trellis. The garden gets quite windy so I fixed some brackets to the legs and then hammed them into the ground with tent pegs and its as sturdy as can be!

Next to the art-easel-come-trellis is an old wheel barrow I picked up for $10 at the tip, I plan to plant it out with herbs for teas and edible plants when spring comes around. In the front of the photo are my bulbs that are slowly coming through.