I’ve been away – not for long, but just long enough to soak in a few days of someone else’s summer, which was a lot better than ours. I got away to Flinders, outside of Melbourne for three days for all things gardening, hanging out with my fellow Botanical Guides from the fab tour company Botanica World Discoveries. It is a privilege to be counted … Continue reading Jumping the Ditch
There has been a lot going on since I last chatted with you. Just re-reading my last post, brought back all the feels – the nerves, the determination, the long, long list of things to do, and the excitement. There was so much ahead and a lot of it was unknown. But now it is all behind me and I look back and wonder how … Continue reading I didn’t intend to leave you so long
Over the last several weeks the focus in the garden has really been about getting it planted. For some reason I have been running behind, even though my intentions were to try and get ahead. In that process I ended up just focusing on the plants and getting them in the ground alongside their support structures and paid little heed to the mess I was … Continue reading October… Done! – A Garden Tour.
The garden is at that crucial point in the new season where almost everything is ready and waiting to go. The beds have been prepped, the seeds have been sown and are almost ready to leave the greenhouse and be planted in the soil that is ready for them. It is that magical in between time, where the garden that was in your head all … Continue reading A spring garden tour
Having completely missed my June garden video tour due to the work on The Palace, as well as ordinary gardening things, I decided I should make the effort for an end of July garden video tour. I was aiming for the last day of July but it was just too windy so I got up early in the still of the morning, in a chilly … Continue reading One Month Until Spring
It has been my intention this year to do a video tour update every month, but I was a bit slow getting the end of May video done. I put it down to the nasty lurgy I had in between the months. But better late than never, here is my end of autumn / start of winter garden tour. I think I’m in a good … Continue reading Late Again Tour
And just like that we are a quarter the way through the year. I really don’t know how it happens. I get up every day and try to make the most of the hours ahead of me and go back to bed exhausted. It would seem life is somehow speeding up without me noticing. I do find April a challenging month though. I seem to … Continue reading April … Done and Dusted
This is a strange time of year. Daylight savings has ended but it is still warm-ish and we are wandering about our days feeling it should be later than it is, which strangely gives us more time in our days. It won’t last and soon enough we will get used to the new ebb and flow of time and know exactly where we are and … Continue reading March and A Week Garden Tour
To mark the last day of January I filmed a quick garden tour to show the state of the garden as it stands, as representative of the middle month of summer. To be honest, I’m quite pleased with it, all things considered. On a hot, bright sunny day, everything looks wonderful, if not a little heat exhausted. Sit back and enjoy my garden like … Continue reading The Last Day of January
The run up to Christmas has been a little bit hectic, with last minute shopping and a busy work life balance, but I can now finally throw myself into all things Christmas and enjoy the festive season with my family. But before I completely switch off my computer gardening and indulge in festive kitchen gardening and gentle garden gardening to maintain all that is growing … Continue reading Merry Christmas
