After a hard fought battle, the birds have won. The horrid little blighters. If they weren’t so chirpy and fluffy and cute I would really dislike them. But waking to the sound of their magnificent dawn chorus, accompanied by the crowing of Chicken the Rooster, they are forgiven for completely destroying my chances of an early pea crop. I should by now be nibbling on … Continue reading Cutting my losses.
The busyness has haunted me for weeks, shadowing my every move. It has caused me to leave a trail of debris behind me because I have been so focussed that tidying up isn’t thought of as part of the task, but a necessary evil that can be done at a later date. Although we all know, this never happens. So now I find myself in … Continue reading The Big Spring Clean
I have been too busy in the business of being busy. It is driving me to despair and I have put a line in the sand and said ‘Enough is Enough!’ I will find time to garden if it kills me. So in order to shake off this garden funk I am instigating the ‘Something from the Garden with every meal’ program and it will … Continue reading The garden is a mess.
I was blessed enough to be invited to speak at the Whanganui Literary Festival with some of our country’s finest authors. It was a humbling experience to share with some amazing writers at what has been described as “the best regional literary festive in New Zealand.” My session was really great fun as I was speaking to a delightful audience all clad in wonderfully decorated … Continue reading Gardening by the book
My hands have gone soft. My usually chipped and scratched nails are almost at the point that it is worth applying a lick of colour. That deep ingrained dirt that works its way into the crevices of your hand beyond the reach of the scrubbing brush has worked its way back out. The subtle things that mark me as a gardener just by looking me … Continue reading I have a dreadful problem
I’m just a tad crazy busy at the moment, enjoy the spuds on this almost wordless Monday. Come again soon – life will settle down soon. Sarah the Gardener : o ) Continue reading Today we are having a quick look at my spuds
After and extraordinary amount of rain, and a crazy week filled with so much non gardening, and chuck in a couple of sick kids and my gardening action has been somewhat limited. However a break in the weather and a pause in all the doing, I was able to steal a few moments to get my hands dirty. There is still so much to do, … Continue reading Finally Peas Reign in my Garden
Months ago back in the autumn I wasn’t thinking. I definitely wasn’t thinking of the convenience of my spring self. And now my spring self is a little disappointed with my autumn self. You see I grow wheat each autumn, not for the seeds, but for its lovely stalks. I don’t want it to go to seed or it will cause problems. Because when you … Continue reading I Made a Mistake
Welcome to the final installment of the Growing NOW Garden Tour. For those of you who have been following along on the tour, the last post may come with a degree of sadness. The lovely Beth Billstrom from More than Oregano has been hosting an amazing array of fabulous and inspiring gardeners from across America from the early anticipated days of spring, right through to now … Continue reading Road trip – no, make that a global tour! The Growing NOW Garden Tour
Do you know the one about the carrot? Well actually, it is not all that funny. I take my carrots very seriously indeed. So while I was still in the construction mood and the throbbing in my thumb from the wildly swinging hammer had died down, I looked at the left over wood and thought hmmm… It is often no good when I think “hmmm” … Continue reading Wanna hear a riddle?
