Originally Posted by MrsDagboy

I think what lucy was referring to is the fact that Aussies refer to the area out the back of their house as their backyard, not their garden. To an aussie, a "garden" is a gardenbed where you plant flowers/veges etc. If you asked an aussie to go & stand in their back garden you would probably find them standing in the backyard in the middle of the flower bed.

Originally Posted by A dogs life

Well what with it being Sunday and all that, and I'm sure we are all just freshly back from church (or getting ready for evening service). May I ask what the f* Adam and Eve were doing in the Garden of Eden if it was just one huge flowerbed?

And where did Eve get that apple if there were no stupid apple trees in the garden.

So all you aussies go read your bible again, may I suggest starting at page one, book one, Genesis, chapter 1, and go figure what a garden is.

Cheers,
ADL

Originally Posted by Ialibu

As stated "...and the ozzie girls said no theres no trees in gardens?! ugh! it will have to be a suburban garden!"

As said ozzie girl apparently doesn't know a hatstand from her harseole, I wouldn't be going out of my way to either make friends or influence her. Let her pursue her life of utter ignorant bliss

Originally Posted by Tuxtrip

Don't be so agressive. So the trees grow in the backyards and the flowers grow in the gardens? Welcome to Australia.
Such an innocent comment should in no way suggest that she has problems identifying certain parts of her anatomy. I don't think that she is the ignorant party here - she is already teaching you things about Australia that you didn't know.

Originally Posted by Vegemite Kids

The lemon tree is on steroids I've hacked it back by 3/4 and still I cant use all the lemons. Still have 12 litres of homemade lemonade to drink and the bloody thing is pumping lemons out by the dozen The locquots, avocados and peaches are a few weeks away from being fully ready but early results look like they're on steroids also. The Orange and tangerine trees are into their second fruiting of the year (Yum - fresh juice for brekkie - theres nothing like it) and the fig is looking promising. The 3 mango trees look like they are also on steroids and I need to learn how to make homemade wine cos the grapevines are going crazy.

And dont let me get started on the veggie garden

Anybody that says Perths sandy soil is no good hasnt seen my garden.

Fruit anyone ?

Originally Posted by suzannepatricia

As I am a complete fruitaholic, I read your post with amazement. I am going to Perth and wondered which suburb you were in? Not sure what locqots are, please describe. I am only going to rent, as I am a lady on her own with not a lot of bucks, so hope that wherever I chose to live has at least some of the fruit trees you mention. Ah bliss, fresh fresh mangoes etc.