Another weekend of mulching and admiring flowers

First up, the flowers I was so happy to be surrounded by...

This double daffodil is called Enterprise. Being a fan of Star Trek, of course I had to get this one and grow it.

This was meant to be a cottage mix of blue and white anemones, which I only got because I wanted some of the dual-coloured ones that only seemed to come in the mix. Now I have had a couple of plain blue and plain white anemones flower in this mix earlier on, but as you can see, I ended up with plenty of the anemones that I had been hoping for! 

I originally mistook this freesia for a gladioli as I wasn't used to the size of the flowers or leaves. I had another lot of freesias from the previous year which aren't as big as this one. I'm wondering if it's because the first lot are in a shallow bowl shaped pot, and these newer ones are in a much deeper pot.

My poor soggy peacock irises. They've not fared well under the constant barrage of rain. I've moved them closer to the house in the hopes that the eaves and wall can help shield the pot from the worst of the rain.

A lettuce might not be anything fancy, but this variety is called Tennis Ball. Until the moment before this photo was taken, I didn't really understand why it was called that as it's a buttercrunch type lettuce. But now I see that it does look a bit like a tennis ball in the middle. It's very tasty too.

Kiwiberry has lovely leaf growth. I'm not sure when it'll flower, or whether it flowers in summer, or even if I will have to wait a year or few. Either way, it looks wonderful as it begins to cover the bare fence.

Given that I now have mulch next to the concrete path, I finally started moving some of my potted plants out from under the alfresco to where they can receive some of the free watering (ie rain). Those are blueberries, rhubarb, and an Afourer mandarin tree next to the recently erected greenhouse. 



This is my berry garden. The thornless loganberry is by far and away the most prolific vine. The two African daisy shrubs are enjoying the rain and have been flowering cheerfully for weeks.

And lastly, the mulching progress. I've finally started working on the biggest section that needs mulching. I've decided to mulch around the potted fruit trees before mulching underneath them. There's going to be another berry garden bed along the back fence, so I have to keep that in mind as I mattock weeds and put down gypsum and cardboard.