Yesterday I participated in something pretty amazing. I was invited to join the judging team for the New Zealand Flower and Garden Show. It was a real honour and a privilege to be involved in this way in such a prestigious event in the New Zealand Gardening Calendar. The show in its current form is in it’s second year and while last years was inspirational, … Continue reading Delivering Gold
This is the most common comment we have heard when we tell people we have moved to the west coast. And I have to admit that at times it can be very blowy. Like that time our house was up on jacks having its foundations put in and we ended up facing 212 km/h winds. But that was a one off – a one in … Continue reading It will be windy there
I am champing at the bit to start moving soil, so I can start planting out my winter crops. But I seem to have an inbuilt self-integrity mode that just won’t allow me to cut corners in the garden. I just can’t cheat on myself. A bulldozer is not for fine work – it’s not subtle. It does a great job of clearing the ground, … Continue reading The Great Leveller
Sometimes life sweeps you away with what you are doing and you barely notice the passing of time. That was how this June has been so far. A hive of activity with the days disappearing into a blur. I am not entirely sure how we have found ourselves one third of the way through this month. The weather was magnificent and the garden called to … Continue reading Building beds
