NB: This is a sponsored post with the good people from GARDENA NZ, who have generously made this project possible. Over the winter I have had a few side hustles going on beyond the realm of my garden that have occupied huge swathes of my time. This has left me with very little to say about my garden. Aside from ticking over with the restoration … Continue reading An Irrigation Intervention
I set off into the #MakeMayCount with a whiz and a bang with a superhero mentality of all things are possible. In my head I can see each of the projects I want to achieve broken down into individual chores and it does all seem possible, and I get all excited. And then I race off like a bull at a gate and throw myself … Continue reading Wednesday didn’t Count.
Ok, so there are 16 days left in May and I’m banging my head against a mid-month slump. It isn’t intentional but is I guess part of the reason I really need to make this month count – in the garden it is boring. There isn’t much to do at all. Certainly nothing challenging. So, I need to make it challenging and fun, so the … Continue reading I need a game plan
After much deliberation I have a plan… of sorts. Outlined below is the first half. These are the beds where there will be no change really as they aren’t part of the crop rotation, so they are easy enough to deal with. So, this is what I’ll be doing with my permanent beds. The Annual Herbs Winter: I will try and keep all of these … Continue reading Sorting out the cool season garden
Ok. I’m taking my second foray into the world of flower growing. Last season saw me build a bed for the sole purpose of having cut flowers. It was a brilliant idea. I figured if I treated them as a crop then I would have greater chance of having beautiful flowers to have, hold and give away. I even bought some lovely vases with the … Continue reading Flowers: now what are they all about?
