Green Inspiration...

pic source: cotemaison

Cruden Farm...

Whilst on the subject of gardens - this is one of my faves - Cruden Farm in Victoria. Although I've never visited, I've been vicariously roaming the landscape through the pages of the book - A Garden of a Lifetime - which follows Dame Elisabeth Murdoch's (yes mum to Rupert) own passion and personal gardening journey. As with most gardens of this scale and grandeur, it has taken a lifetime to create and perfect and still, as with all gardens, it is a work in progress. I love the colour shown here and the way that the foliage connects so seamlessly with the grand nature of the homestead. One day, I would love my garden to feel a little like this one - although, we are quite a few decades away from this kind of achievement. However, having planted some gardenia's and a couple of Little Gem magnolia's we are but a baby step closer. Oh gardening, I love it so....

Pic sourced www.opera-australia.org.au

Garden Inspiration...

As you can see from the pics in the last post, there's quite of bit of grass growing up here on the farm. My dream is to plant a garden, which will probably take me a lifetime to achieve, but I'm starting to look around for inspiration. The aim is to divide the space up into green rooms - spaces that lead into other spaces - and then to plant out those rooms with my favourite plants. Fragrant plants such as gardenias and magnolias mixed in with some succulents and boxed hedges are the direction that I'm heading. I thought that this pic provided some lovely inspiration - it has a drama without being to pretentious which would suit us as we're fairly relaxed folk. Anyway, loads to think about!

Pic from CoteMaison.