Pruning, potting on and sowing

Gave the remainder of the Carex buchananii ornamental grasses a trim. The clippings have gone on the compost heap.
Weeded out a lot of yellow oxalis from the beds around the middle lawn and vege beds.
Pruned the tree at the front back by taking out crossing branches in the centre, cutting back new growth to about 3 buds and taking out two branches leaning on the fence.
Pruned the banksia behind the fence by about one third, taking heavy growth off the top.
Sowed a seedtray of Californian early red onion seed and 2 six-modules of cos lettuce.
Potted on 12 snowpeas from six-modules into 10 cm square pots. The snowpeas in the garage have grown good roots and are about 30mm above soil level. The seedtray outside has the snowpeas just showing.
The garlic planted at the start of June is showing good shoots. These cloves were taken from last years crop. The garlic planted at the end of June from shop bought garlic has not shown yet.

A very mild day, max temp 17 degrees, but warmer in the sun.

Compost, cleaning and cutting back

Turned compost, took some semi-matured out to mulch the easternmost vege patch, which contains two blueberry bushes.
Raked up wisteria leaves.
Cut back two ornamental grasses.
Took old flower stalks off the sedum close to the garage. They are multiplying well after thefirst year.

Took old leaves of the budding hellebores to display the flowers to full effect. They look quite bare now.

Constructed another seed tray.
Sowed 36 sweet pea seeds in modules, placed in cold frame.

Pruning ornamental grasses

The grasses Carex buchananii, Carex Solandri and Festuca banks peninsula blue along the drive are looking straggly and have lost their symmetry. There are a lot of dead stalks. There are weeds growing among the clumps and now its winter, its time to do some tidying up.

The clumps of Carex buchananii are given a rough cut with shears first, then tidied using secateurs.