Back from holidays - time for potting up in the courtyard garden.

Wonderful work you've done with all the pots, Bernieh.
The new walls are wonderful. It's good to be able to plant on different levels. Remember you said you might try aubrieta like in my photo. Could you have that cascading over the edge of the wall ? Would look lovely...

Actually TT that was one of the plants on my list of things to try in this space!!! They are such a beautiful plant I've got to try them.

Really looking forward to seeing this new area planted up. :o)

Thanks TT - I'll have to sit down and really think this one through as it's quite a shaded area (only really gets direct morning sun) and open to wallabies grazing (they've just eaten all my beautiful new portulacas in the downstairs garden!!) I would also like to plant some natives in this patch as I really don't have many of those.

Do you get a lot of slugs and snails in your part of Australia ? They apparently eat the very young aubrieta, but don't touch my more mature plants. Can't advise you on whether wallabies would eat aubrieta ~ not a lot of wallabies roaming in my corner of England these days. Lol.

Funny TT - no I don't get lots of snails just a couple when there's lots of wet weather (which is not often) so they shouldn't be a problem. Have already started looking for online nurseries that sell aubrietas as my local nursery doesn't have them.

Good luck with your search..... :o)

Wow what a wonderful garden... it is great to see something so different to the things we grow

Thanks Moon grower I feel the same way about the photos posted by everyone over there - so interesting!

Bernieh~ Gorgeous as always :0) ~ I need your inspiration in my garden I have decided it’s boring or am I just having a bad day !

Sueb I'm like you - I get bored with my garden as well. I can't change the plantings in most of my garden beds (too many very huge well-established plants and most of them are the drought hardy plants needed here) - but I do change the things I can. I add lots of potted plants to the areas I spend the most time in and I make sure I have pots the same size growing in the greenhouse at the same time - that way I can change the pots when I need a change. Pots also add the colour to my garden and I love adding new plants and new colours.

Loved your pic's
nice to see what other people do you can pick up a lot of idea's

Thanks Avis. Yes I thought about aubretia - especially after seeing TT's photos - but they're not easy to come by over here. I've been researching on the internet and so far I have only found one nursery that stocks it - a lilac one and a rose pink - so it's on my list!

Thanks Marann - that's what I love about this site as well. You see so many good ideas that you want to try.

Hi Bernieh I've taken your advice and am feeling much better thanks

Sueb I'm glad to hear you're feeling better - I find that gardening is better than just about anything else to brighten up my mood (and maybe a glass or two of something stronger than tea!)

That is one stunningly beautiful courtyard, Bernie. So lush.

How lucky are you?

Thanks Llew - I do enjoy my courtyard garden so much, but my hubbie thinks it's getting overcrowded (you say lush, he says cluttered). I'm not entirely convinced there's no room left for a few more pots!

Avis thanks very much for your comments - there has been a fair amount of work put into the courtyard, but now it's far more enjoyable since the hard stuff is well and truly over.