BLOODY BUNNIES!

When we first moved in back in January I noticed, right down the back of the olive grove some scratchings in the dirt & some little brown marbles here & there.

I thought well if they stay down here, I can put up with them.

Unfortunately due to the lack of rain the horrible little critters decided it was time to come closer & have a nibble.  The weeds down their neck of the woods had all been eaten or started to shrivel up.

Last Tuesday night we were away camping for the night & took Bella dog with us, one night & the wabbits moved it!

Im hoping they decided they didn't like Aloe juice enough to  come back, but they did sample each one.  Since then we have had some lovely longed for rain, so here's hoping the weeds down yonder will keep them happy.  Otherwise I will become murderous, there's nothing surer.

 

 On another note I think I may have discovered the name of my mystery shrub.  This one was for sale at the local garden centre, so one could assume that my shrub came from there.

Any way grows to 5m & is quite drought hardy, so hopefully I will get a lovely flower display next year.  I pruned it very hard in Feb as it was struggling, but not knowing what it was I pruned it at the wrong time of the year & lost all the flowers :(

What shrub is that?

This shrub is in the front garden & was almost dead when we arrived, back in January.

I pruned it severely, composted & mulched it, then watered it well.  It has come back beautifully, I didn't expect it to flower, but it has managed to push through a few, although I do wonder if it should be covered in blooms.  Any way I don't know what it is so will need to do some research to discover its requirements.

Gorgeous little lantern flowers, but unfortunately they hang down so are hard to view. 

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The shrub is about 1.5m high at the moment, but was about 2m when I cut it back, could be a tree for all I know!

 

This picture shows how the flowers hang down

My blood lily leaves a getting ginormous!  I did photograph the flower, but with my other phone, that phone is mine no longer, so will have to wait til next year for their weird blooms again.

Haemanthus coccineus - blood lilly