A 'before' photo
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382036)
Rockingham, Australia
January 27, 2025 6:51pm CST
It’s going to be another scorcher today with temperatures really the high 30Cs so over 100F. We went out early and made a start on tidying up the garden that fronts the village street. The circular beds are new. The pickets come in a roll which is 3 metres long.
I intend to take some of the soil out of the circular beds, replace it with potting mix and plant something, although I don’t know what yet. I might put a rose-bush in each one which would be easy maintenance but still look nice.
The plants outside the circles will probably be removed and that area covered with mulch. We want to use the motor-home as much as possible while we can so we’re looking to make the garden as low maintenance as possible.
This is a ‘before’ photo but don’t hold your breath waiting for an ‘after’ one. It will be while coming.
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@snowy22315 (208878)
• United States
28 Jan 25
Looks like a great place to plant some flowers
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@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jan 25
I just want the two areas of flowers/roses then I'll mulch the rest. It will look tidy while we're away house-sitting.
@allknowing (153530)
• India
28 Jan 25
Is this kind of social work you guys are doing Good Job. Waiting for results.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
28 Jan 25
What a lovely little starter garden there now Judy.
Yes, you'll want to go galavanting wont you.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
29 Jan 25
@JudyEv Yes you do want to get that
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@DaddyEvil (174405)
• United States
28 Jan 25
I remember you showing us the red and green succulents a year or two ago. I really like them. Rose bushes are very low maintenance and look good whether they are in bloom or not. I'm sure your flower bed will look really nice when you guys get done with it.
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@DaddyEvil (174405)
• United States
29 Jan 25
@JudyEv Yeah, some rose bushes struggle in the heat and won't bloom until the weather starts cooling off.
I hope you find some that you love.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 25
It will be lovely when you're finished. Hope y'all can enjoy a trip soon....that heat sounds awful!
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 Jan 25
I've got a similar circular ring I put around my beach plum bushes. They make nice holders for soil. 
May you have good luck and good times in the garden!
May you have good luck and good times in the garden!2 people like this
@Beestring (15372)
• Hong Kong
28 Jan 25
That's a good idea. Look forward to seeing the "after" photo.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
5 Feb 25
Oh high temperatures can be pretty testing.
I hope the watering needs of your plants would be taken care of.
It is essential to keep the cost of maintenance for gardens in an affordable and doable range especially when there is a time constraint.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
8 Feb 25
@JudyEv
Plus we ought to be able to manage the plants ourselves.
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@FourWalls (86661)
• United States
28 Jan 25
Great idea! What are those pretty red plants in the back, in front of the bushes?
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@FourWalls (86661)
• United States
29 Jan 25
@JudyEv — thank you for the information! “Desert cabbage” is another name, according to a site I found.
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@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan 25
@FourWalls I'd forgotten that one. I guess every country came up with a nickname for it.
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@RasmaSandra (97990)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Jan 25
Best of luck to you, It looks nicely organized and once thing start growing will look wonderful,
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