Further plantings along the boundary. Many holes to fill, so this will be an on-going tale. These plants were from a local big chain garden centre, and were expensive, and not quite what I went in to buy. I'm thinking some of the smaller players that sell on line will offer a better deal for next time. And supporting small businesses seems just right too.
Manuka - bushy medium tree, its the typical NZ nursery crop, so will cope well with the windy and open conditions here. I'm planning quite a few more of these along here. Good for bees too, manuka honey is a premium, got lots of health benefits, and is a natural antiseptic, as well as delicious.
Hebe, different kind to the first one. Hebes have blue, purple, white or pink flowers, and are shrub sized.
Another hebe, different again.
A type of pittosporum, not quite the one I wanted, but when you are in the garden centre with money burning a hole in your pocket......
Hard to see, it is the little lime green plant in the centre of the pic, but this one will grow to be a forest giant. Its a ngaio, quick growing and will form good shelter.
The list of other plants I want is quite long, might have to cull a bit. Before all the desolation caused by both the digger (from the retaining wall) and the neighbours chopping efforts, my place was a veritable forest of native plants, some forest giants, some smaller, but all just so lovely. I'm still struggling with the loss. Good thing gardening is a cyclical thing, and increase and decrease are all part of the package.
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