Garden Angel Gympie

19/01/2024

Weeding..weeding..pruning atm..and all the critters are feasting while I am at it!!! Ants..Mozzies..Wasps..Flies all very busy in this humidity😬 applying sunscreen then a shower of RID all over me everymorn 👊
Many gardens are out of control atm..I have my skates on just trying to keep up with my roster..when they ALL look like this..its overwhelming and all consuming..but i will conquer!!!!!👍have been recieving PMs daily for availability.. and so I am not wasting anyone's time my situation is the same and am advising that I have no space to take on new gardens...
Kind regards Ange 🌼

13/01/2024

Re-posting from 5 years ago..still relevant!!💕
Aaand Drakes ARE selling Australia Day merchandise👍🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲
Onya guys🥰💖

I earn money from my business here in Gympie..so it must be spent here too!! My family and I are not online shoppers..we don't buy out of town because we believe in order to keep it all going..and a future for our kids we must support our town and shop locally!! I have been meaning to shout out about Drakes Supermarket..and this LEGEND.. Patrick the young man who collects the trolleys there..he always has a smile..so efficient and polite..even on the hottest days..pouring rain ..his solid work ethic remains..I can't fault any of the staff members that work there...they are all really wonderful!!!
Love ya Drakes Supermarket Gympie..and you know cos I shop there EVERYDAY💜xx

19/12/2023

This is my 6th Summer tending to Irenes' Garden.. her little dog Max my overseer most days🐶 this lovely Lady spoils me with her home baking...friendship..and conversation soaked with a certain wisdom that money cant buy.💕 It takes me about 20 hours to do all the hedging and shaping,weeding and mulching. I had to spread it out to 4hour instalments this roster due to the testing heatwave atm..aaand just yesterday there were guys cleaning Solar panels on the roof next door!!!🥵My gig seemed 'a walk in the park' Cooler days are coming says my 'Captain Bom'🙏..and even more rain....just 3 more gardens to get ready for 🎅🌲🥳

04/12/2023

Please be aware of Wasps atm😖 After the beautiful rain..and now intense heat they are happily building multiple nests in shrubs..particularly Murraya and Sheenas Gold..angry with myself for not checking first this morning..I usually hit every shrub with the rake before I prune to look for their presence.. aggressive little buggers they are and they got me good..so painful!!
Anyway one day of work left tommorrow before I escape to paradise for our annual family holiday🏖
Apparently a cyclone is forming and at this stage I don't really give a rats...🤷‍♀️ as long as I am with my beloved team..Scrabble..Camembert and cold Bundy cans😁
Regardless... these tired white feet and sore hands will get Vitamin Sea where possible💕
Will get back home in time to do my last minute clients gardens ready for Santa's arrival🌲👍

15/11/2023

Driving up the long driveway incline you reach the plateau of this gorgeous property..and right there to greet you is this stunning Poinciana..her Majesty marks the beginning of an Oasis...Agapanthus are shining too..the blue,white with red backdrop stunning😍
Very early morning starts are my coping strategy to enjoy working my gardens atm...
I pray that the predicted rain tommorrow does come to fruition..am thinking that with this relentless heatwave something gotta give🙏
Thoughts of our Farmers..their livestock..folk having to buy water to fill their tanks and wait in turn for it..terrible Bushfires constantly threatening.🥺
RAIN.. it's EVERYTHING💦

16/10/2023

My Lobelia Blue....I have them randomly planted all through my gardens and clients..they are really wonderful in the way that they self seed abundantly..I even find them in my lawn..always picking them out and putting them in pots..this bowl had just 3 seedlings planted...
It only resides in half day sun..they do show out best in partly shaded positions..and in the heat last that bit longer..💙💙💙 This variety is called "Lightning Blue' the most vivid of the many shades available.
Early starts have begun for me now..happy to hook in and get my jobs down..especially mulching atm..before midday heat bites🥵

24/09/2023

Thank goodness the winds weren't as gusty this morning!!!....
Early start at Shirley's Garden..firstly removing weeds from her beautiful long paved entry...watering and then mulching EVERYWHERE to retain the precious moisture..weeding and pruning👊..I so appreciate being here...I get lost in the 'peace' and ambience of this property💓
Beautiful Spring colour evolving😍

30/08/2023

Very grateful for that beautiful rain last night!! Wonderful to kick off the first day of Spring tommorrow...
The surprise hailstorm Tuesday certainly decimated some properties..including my own..and I have been resurrecting clients gardens ever since...(3 on my side of town that seemed to cop the worst of it)
Whereas it looks terrible..foliage and flowers stripped and smashed..it is just a matter of cutting everything back..right back..and with the onset of Spring all will reshoot and not I die...
I never consider it 'trivial' when clients call upset over their broken gardens..I 'get it'..in most cases their gardens are EVERYTHING to them..particularly my elderly..respecting the very passion that keeps them going and the one that maintains their 'purpose!🥰💕🌼🌺

05/08/2023

The humble Geranium symbolises good health..good wishes and happiness 🥰
By all reports we are in for a very hot Summer..so the smartest way to add colour and contrast without the labour of watering is to plant these. They will strike very easily just from 7cm cuttings especially this time of the year...
Pictured are all from my stock..the very original plants are from my Mums garden..and Grandmothers garden previous..so spreading the love is joyous❤
Perfect hardy fillers especially for expansive areas.

04/07/2023

I A team effort building up this garden..my client has me maintain it on a monthly basis..and it is with that consistency..the ability to improve the soil..prune back and remove the unwanted..managing weeds..plus inclusion of potted colour that is creating a pretty space.
But the MOST important factor is that the love from her continues between my visits..all is regularly watered and cared for💕
Pure joy for me knowing that when seedlings and plants are added that they will be flourishing on my return🥰
I am praying that this cloud atm produces alot more rain for all my other gardens too and for everyone else for that matter..may tanks be filled🙏🙏🙏

19/06/2023

Washing piled high..
Floors to be mopped..
Beds aren't made..
But did you see the garden😍🤣
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My Daughter took this yesterday afternoon..I had just finished work at a really beautiful property..she said 'Mum you must LOVE gardening so much! After work you come home to tend to ours!'
Only other Gardeners will understand the love..the toil..the rewards..the blissful peace..and the most gorgeous weather to do it all atm💕