(A paid post with the good people from GARDENA NZ) As much as it is still early spring and the weather flip flops between hopefully promising with warm sunny days and a brutal reminder that summer is still a way off as the wind drives cold rain into window panes making indoor computer gardening seem like the best option for the day, it is still … Continue reading Making Mulch
We are firmly on the down hill run to spring and the final weeks of winter are imminent. Ordinarily this fills me with excitement and a large portion of my being is jumping with joy. The rest of me really wants to apply some kind of seasonal hand brake. There is still too much to be done. I have my lists and a loose sense … Continue reading Boxed in
The soft fruit in my garden have been on a bit of a journey. One that began in a place of unfamiliarity and good intentions and a bit of a learning curve. Now they are on the straight and narrow and are being cared for in a way that clearly pleases them as they are bearing much fruit and of course that pleases me. As … Continue reading Taking a hard line with my soft fruit
Oh my gosh it was so cold! The temperature plummeted this afternoon to 8.5°C. While that may not be cold by most folks standards, it is for us! Areas barely south of us (well areas at least 160km south east of us) got some snow. We always miss out on the fun stuff. We never get snow. Well aside from the brief flurry in 2010 … Continue reading I thought it was going to snow.
It has been unseasonably warm and I found myself in a tee shirt – in the middle of winter! Mind you I was working pretty hard. Slightly panicked by the thought of July having almost passed us by in the blink of an eye, I seem to be looking at what is left on the list. However I really should stop and reflect on how … Continue reading How is it July is nearly over?
With a brief instruction from some lovely lady on a You Tube video, I felt confident enough to give all the lavender a brutal haircut. I’m the kind of person that really needs to see something done so I can understand it, although I was still a little nervous and if it wasn’t for all that new growth coming in at the base I may … Continue reading Snippety snip, chippety chop
I didn’t do anything in the garden for two main reasons. Number one – The temperature dropped quite dramatically. We have been used to a quite balmy 15°C average so far through most of the winter and when the sun comes out it can even be considered warm. However we had a fog that never really lifted, or if it did, it just revealed a … Continue reading Things to do in the garden
Well … I’ve been true to my word. The weather has done nothing but shine and I have made the most of it! My promised sunny days came with the bonus of starting a day earlier than predicted. The weather forecast suggests that it may rain on Sunday and continue for the next TEN days and possibly beyond! But instead of moaning, I am pleased … Continue reading It was such a lovely hole.
