Category: Garden

Well, we’ll find out on Friday if the judge at the Bega show thinks Lesley’s raspberry jam is a winner. I reckon, right now, it’s a winner!

Well, we didn’t expect to be twenty kilometres out of town, half of the distance being over a dirt road, the Echuca Nathalia Road.
It’s Melbourne Cup weekend. That is, it’s a long weekend for those Victorians who could swing Monday off. Many families from Melbourne have lined the Murray River for four days of sunshine, [...]

Recent good rain in Bega has not only alleviated the drought, it has caused minor erosion on some bare dirt in the Bega Civic Centre gardens, exposing a bit of steel, just waiting for someone to trip on. Here’s the story of this archaeological discovery.

Archaeological discovery, an old horse shoe discarded by the Bega blacksmith, [...]

The Green Grasshopper – Murray Nichol, photographer
Murray Nichol is a young photographer making his mark, not only on the local scene in the Bega Valley, but also, to some degree, on the national stage.
With The Green Grasshopper, pictured, Murray Nichol has won the National Youth Week Snap It Talent Competition. His prize was the digital [...]

Pear tree in blossom, out of season.
While much of Australia is still in the grip of a lasting drought, here in Bega we had good rain toward the end of summer.
It’s now early autumn and because of the soaking rain, coupled with the mild weather, this flowering pear tree in Littleton Gardens thinks it’s spring, [...]

Crepe Myrtle in the garden.
Crepe Myrtle doing well in Littleton Gardens, Bega, pictured in the early morning, autumn sun.
Crepe Myrtle responds well to pruning, stooling out to form a dense shrub.
A small tree perfect for suburban gardens is Crepe Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica. Believed to have originated in China, it is a tree for all seasons. [...]

Pink rose in Littleton Gardens.
Littleton Gardens in Bega. A small pink rose, delicate, petite, transient.
This year the roses have done well, no doubt the result of the drought with appropriate watering and ample application of blood and bone fertilizer.
Fulfilling their retirement dream, Marshall Campbell and his wife Hazel have put a lot into the gardens [...]