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With a little bit of spare time in the lead-up to Christmas, I sat in the back garden and drew up a plan of what we’ve planted so far. As much as anything, this is to help us keep track of what’s in the garden. We’ll keep it updated as we plant new things. (The…

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Backyard garden plan (Christmas 2012)

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(Click on the image to see a full-sized plan.)

With a little bit of spare time in the lead-up to Christmas, I sat in the back garden and drew up a plan of what we’ve planted so far.

As much as anything, this is to help us keep track of what’s in the garden. We’ll keep it updated as we plant new things.

(The question marks note existing plants or gifts that we don’t have identification for, hopefully some knowledgeable visitor will fill us in.)

As discussed in the post The before shot, this will be a native “mini bush block” garden, designed for a semi-shaded position. Hopefully we’ll have a photo in six months that’s all green rather than brown! 🙂

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