Gardenamateur

MY BLOGS
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The Die is Cast
http://diecastthings.blogspot.com/
I collect diecast model cars, and I'm interested in both the history of the cars, plus photographing them in dioramas which I create in Photoshop.
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Garden Amateur
http://gardenamateur.blogspot.com/
I've been gardening here in my small backyard in inner-city Sydney for over 20 years, growing a potager style mix of vegies, herbs and flowers. I also like to blog about cooking and the wildlife that drops in for a visit.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 563 )
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Looking Good
While my enthusiasm for garden blogging might be on the wane, the opposite is true for gardening itself. I've never enjoyed it more. Perhaps the blogging has... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
Small Change, Big Difference
These YouTube videos are making a lazy blogger of me!Yesterday, for reasons unrelated to gardening (ie, I was changing where I parked my motorcycle in the... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
The Bare and the Beautiful
There is no time of day to compare to the mornings in our garden. As you stand at the back door and look out, the low morning sun appears in the far right corne... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
Saturday Cook up
Way back in the good old days when the word "lockdown" was mostly used when reporting on the aftermath of prison riots, I loved the tradition of a big Saturday... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
What Seeds Have Taught Me About Patience
One very strange thing I haven't been doing lately is visiting gardening centres. Prior to all this covid disruption, you'd probably find me browsing through a... Read more
Posted on 15 September 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
A Resounding Shambles – Sorry About the Video Links ...
Hi everyoneApologies!Just a short (for me) and apologetic posting to everyone who subscribes to my blog via email. Apparently lots of you have been getting the... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
Smashing Success: Repotting My Curry Leaf Tree
I didn't think I'd be doing a detailed "how to" involving a hammer and a sharp knife when I woke up this morning, but here we are anyway (and it was a smashing... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
Five Garden Jobs You Can Do This Spring
How's that gardening motivation level going? Out of 10? Locked down by covid and nothing to do, lovely garden out there and you're still a motivational "1" out... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
Gladiator V Onion Weed
Pictured below is nothing less than a disgrace. A weedy disgrace, a total temporary victory by the evil onion weed.And so last week I decided I had to do... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
Shade-loving Flowers on Song
A rare event is happening out there in our garden this week. All the shade-loving flowering plants are singing from the same song sheet: they're all flowering a... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
It's Citrus Feeding Time, Folks!
Don't you just love it when a plan works? I do. Last week, looking at the weather forecast, I spotted the magic word "rain" predicted for Tuesday August 24.... Read more
Posted on 24 August 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
Pam's Plants
For those of you new to this blog, a little bit of recent history to start with. Late last year I stupidly broke my foot and in the process damaged a bunch of... Read more
Posted on 23 August 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
Sydney's First Pops of Spring
One of the great things about gardening in Sydney is that winter is still a time for growing things, planting and enjoying a few pretty blooms that like to... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
Greetings from Locked Down Sydney!
It's been a long time (April 21) since I posted anything here in my gardening blog, which is semi-retired, just like me.But as I finished this morning's final... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
Pam's Perfect Pumpkins
Gosh, my last posting here was back in November, with a photo of my foot in a cast and an update on how I am doing no gardening at all. Read more
Posted on 06 February 2021 GARDENING, HOME -
The Kindness of Good People
I wasn't planning on doing an update on how my broken bones are healing, but today started with a knock at the door and a very pleasant surprise that gave me... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2020 GARDENING, HOME -
Well, That Didn't Last Long
Well, there I was thinking that gardening is a safe and easy way to pass the time, and I end up in the emergency ward at Westmead Hospital with a broken ankle. Read more
Posted on 26 October 2020 GARDENING, HOME -
Waiting for Good-o
It's hardly rational, but I always manage to have moments of silent panic each year when my Louisiana irises start to bloom. I blame the blue ones, because... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2020 GARDENING, HOME -
The Natives Are Restful
Pammy sees to it that the interiors of our house are always brightened by flowers in vases, whether they're picked from the garden or bought home from a... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2020 GARDENING, HOME -
Sowing Seeds to Ease the Covid Boredom
First up, a big, warm THANK YOU everyone for all your lovely messages saying things like “welcome back” “wondered where you got to” “was thinking of you only th... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2020 GARDENING, HOME