Well it’s hard to believe that we are already nearly through the first month of 2012. The garden year and calendar year have very little in common, in the garden we are in the middle of a rather hot summer and more very hot weather expected in February, we should be enjoying the fruits of [...]
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Do Dogs help Gardeners ?
Do dogs and gardens go together? I definitely think so, I often get asked how I manage to have a pretty garden and dogs, or people say “I can’t garden with my dogs” How one manages to have both depends on many factors, the size of garden and dog, a Great Dane in a town [...]
Lollipops and Lemon Meringue
What a show spring is putting on for us this year, better than any other. Maybe because we had a real winter or am I just so pleased to see all our old friends. The Freylinia in my garden look like brides in their white finery, masses of tiny white blooms. Hats off to Pietro [...]
Jolly Jump Ups
I think it was Keith Kirsten who refered to the little Heartsease as Jolly or Johnny jump ups, well with apologies and poetic licence, I call all those delightful plants that self sow and jump up so jolly every spring the Jolly Jump Ups. Oops quite a mouthful of J’s. In my garden there are [...]
Warning bug not wanted
Spring or should I say summer is upon us, and it’s lovely. The grass has greened overnight and the weavers are zooting around in their bright yellow summer finery. Walking around the garden just enjoying the day, noticing the new growth, blossoms on plum tree for the first time, I got a nasty shock. The [...]
Winter Garden Chores, Red Pigs and Other Things
Winter is always a good time to do those things we just put off in summer, like painting the shed, window frames, cleaning out gutters and many others. So off I went to the local hardware store for advice and supplies. The friendly fellow sold me all I needed for the gate and wood seal [...]
Companion vegetable planting
Companion planting is all about plants enjoying each other’s company and providing help to each other.
Flower arrangements – Wet and Dry
A few years ago a friend and I went on a flower arranging course; this was great fun as we learnt the basics trying not to get in each other’s way and not topple the whole thing over. Our teacher, a professional flower arranger, encouraged us to use as much material from our own gardens [...]
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