DIY Peanut Butter – is it worth it? It’s raining. There are no surprises there – we’re deep into winter. So far today we’ve had 36.1mm of liquid sunshine. Obviously, there hasn’t been any gardening, which would be silly – I’m not a duck. So, to keep the gardening spirit alive, I need to look for garden related things to do indoors, and this is … Continue reading Latest post: DIY Peanut Butter – is it worth it?
Things I want to achieve in June 2026 Better late than never. I have been working on the garden, around the winter weather, playing catch up from our repeated travel absences. But it comes to a point where it is no longer catch up and is more about strategic planning and prep for the impending growing season. There is still plenty of catch up to … Continue reading Garden list for June.
Change is afoot. Finally, after months of thinking about it, I have finally implemented change. I’ve spent long enough second-guessing my logic, but there comes a time when you just have to take the plunge. And sometimes you’re pushed. This time it was my garlic that pushed me. I normally start it in April, so it has an opportunity to get big enough to beat … Continue reading Change is afoot.
Things I want to achieve in July 2025 It is never too late to have a fresh start. The first week of July was spent doing a bit of travel and spending time with family. Arriving back to the garden seems like the perfect time to do a seasonal reset. I’ve had my break and now it is time to throw myself into the garden … Continue reading Garden list for July.
I have what I have, and it is what it is. It is hard to garden here – not impossible, but hard. I recently visited a garden the same age as mine and it was a verdant display of strong tall trees with the illusion of maturity, and deep borders filled to overflowing with a myriad of healthy and abundant growth. It looked like it … Continue reading I have what I have, and it is what it is.
Let’s Eat It is with great pride that I can declare Room Three of The Palace Garden open. It has been a long time coming with plenty of distraction and a generous helping of procrastination standing in its way, so it comes as a bit of a surprise that there isn’t much left to do except weed and wait. Even as a new garden the … Continue reading Let’s Eat
Rainy Day Activities As much as it is tempting linger in my pjs, hovering around the heater feeling sorry for myself as I watch yet more rain pelt against my windows, I really need to do something gardeny to feel motivated. The rain is really getting me down. According to the historical forecast, and I had to look it up because all of the wet … Continue reading Rainy Day Activities
Things I want to achieve in June 2025 And now it is winter. How did we get here so quickly. It only seems a few weeks ago that we were complaining of the heat while hanging out by the pool. The garden feels like it is in a bit of a state, but I’ve spent a bit of time last month being tired, which is … Continue reading Garden list for June.
Waiting for the sun Today is the winter solstice. At 8:50am the sun was as far away from us as it could possibly be, and I was there for it. Like a crazy person! The sunrise was set for 7:35am but we’re on the back side of a hill away from the rising sun so I knew it would emerge a tad later than that … Continue reading Waiting for the sun
Soil and Things Carrying on with the site survey of the new garden – which pretty much applies to the entire palace garden, I’m taking a deep dive to examine all of the extenuating circumstances that impact the garden that need to be acknowledged and really can’t be ignored. Today I’m not in the garden thanks to the weather. It is technically winter so I … Continue reading Soil and Things
