I have a garden group visiting the garden today, probably the last for a while. But I do love having groups coming to visit, first and foremostly to share the garden love, as there is always the opportunity for it be a wonderful exchange of ideas. A throw away comment made by someone that starts with “have you thought of…” can completely revolutionise the way … Continue reading Looking its best
You should always grow at least one thing you’ve never grown before. You never know – you might find a new LOVE. This season I’ve grown Lady Godiva pumpkin, grown for the seeds not the flesh. It is almost too lovely to open up! I have a garden that is dedicated to the ‘odds and sods’ and last minute must haves, although I think I … Continue reading Monday Message:
Make places in the garden to sit. How can you appreciate all you have achieved if you don’t stop and look every once in a while? I have loads of places to sit in my garden. My swing seat overlooking it all is great for watching the sun set into the ocean at the end of a hard day in the garden, I have a … Continue reading Monday Message:
I normally dither about at this time of year, not wanting summer to end and ignoring the need to get the cool season seeds started now before it is too late! Well not this season. The sooner summer is behind us the better – it was rubbish! Having said that, I’m not sure I’m happy with where this new season is going, but time will … Continue reading Boldly moving forward
WELCOME TO AUTUMN. The mild season… hopefully : o) As much as winter has the expectation of a new growing season ahead, spring is full of hope and promise, summer produces the goods – which is wonderful, autumn is my favourite as it has the benefits of the lingering summer, the seed sowing excitement of getting winter crops off on their way, and none of … Continue reading Monday Message:
Having a nice lawn around here is kind of a big deal. If anyone has ever built or relocated a house will agree that the lawn is the least of tradesmen’s worries. When we first got the site, it had been grazed by cows and so aside from a few cowpats about the place, which I rejoiced at the sight of – free fertiliser yay! … Continue reading Lawn love in difficult times
This weekend I was in Melbourne and for me one of the highlights was to be exploring every inch of the Royal Botanic Gardens, with the long suffering Hubby the Un-Gardener in tow. It was an incredible day. The sky was blue with not a cloud to be seen with a gentle breeze to ward of the heat of the day. Although the air resonated … Continue reading Finding Peace in a Garden
At this time of year, it is important to get the seeds of the new winter season off to a good start while the soil is still warm. But there is a bit of a problem with this. The majority of the seedlings that will grow well over the winter months are brassicas. They generally do better than then their summer compatriots as they are … Continue reading Protecting the autumn seedlings
I always find this a strange turn of seasons. Especially because the transition is so vague. Spring is cut and dried. We are so over winter that we are happy to declare the 1st of September the first day of spring no matter how freezing and miserable it is. It is spring people and we just need to wrap up warm and get on with … Continue reading Well autumn aye?!
Currently, in my gardenless state, any opportunity to get up close and personal with any kind of gardening and I’m in. Even a rain soaked autumnal day won’t dampen my enthusiasm, so when I was invited to help pick apples and help get them pressed for cider making I jumped at the chance. I even dragged Hubby the Un-Gardener with me as being cooped up … Continue reading Collecting apples for crushing
