21-01-2024, 07:19 AM
I love magnolias. Always remember the tree with the perfect child sized couch branch I used to climb into with a book to get away from my young sister, who was a pain for following me around. The wood, seed pods, and leaves are very beneficial in fish tanks, they release tannins which help the ecosystem by supporting good bacteria. I harvest the local trees regularly for discarded treasures!
I made one of my big hanging baskets into a succulent garden yesterday, full of kalanchoes. Be easier to look after all in one place. I just have to decide a permanent place for it and built a wee brick plinth to keep it off the ground. I used to hang these two, but there is nowhere suitable around here. I found them on Trademe years ago, it wasn't till they arrived that I realised they were made at Gloriavale, along with their moulded sphagnum liners. The baskets must be ten years old now, really well made too...
I made one of my big hanging baskets into a succulent garden yesterday, full of kalanchoes. Be easier to look after all in one place. I just have to decide a permanent place for it and built a wee brick plinth to keep it off the ground. I used to hang these two, but there is nowhere suitable around here. I found them on Trademe years ago, it wasn't till they arrived that I realised they were made at Gloriavale, along with their moulded sphagnum liners. The baskets must be ten years old now, really well made too...