February into March in our False Bay garden
by Diana Studer - gardening for biodiversity in Cape Town, South Africa Mission accomplished. Painters were here for 6 working days - as promised. We no longer need to beware of slabs of paint falling off walls battered by 10 years of baking sun, winter rain and salt sea breezes . That rotting gate is next on our list. Needs painting Thomas and Zoe blissfully unaware that they were about to spend a long week hiding in the greenest corner of the garden. Zoe and Thomas in February My Boophone disticha bloomed for the third time. Wafting sweet fragrance as you walk past! Bought in 2007. Bloomed for the first time in 2019 . Then again in 2023 . Boophone disticha Boophone disticha Boophone disticha Now we can Beware of The Cat, not the paint attack! Damp and cracks sorted, inside and out. Beware of The Cats Zoe is happily back to normal, but Thomas is still programmed to RUN, if there is an untoward noise....
