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• 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

• Has It Been That Long?

  

  Hi everyone, how have you all been keeping? It has been a while since I last posted anything here at Garden Amateur ... *checks* ... has it been that long?... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Festive Snooze

  

  Gosh, absolutely no postings so far in December ... I must be in holiday mode! If only, but things have been a bit quiet here in the garden. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Four Weeks in One Day

  

  We Sydneysiders can be quite oddly proud of our rain at times. We get quite a lot of rain, especially for such a sunny city, so how do you combine lots of... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Popping up All by Themselves

  

  If you want to bring out the inner child in a gardener, let them discover a pretty flower in their garden which they know they haven't planted themselves.... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Kiwi Rescue

  

  "I think its days are over" ... "eeeeew, not a happy chappy" .... "needs a bigger pot" .... These were just some of the perfectly accurate comments my... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The Blue and White Louisiana Iris Show

  

  I guess it's fitting that we have both blue and white Louisiana iris growing here in Marrickville. Blue and white are the traditional colours of Greece, and as... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Visit the Witches Garden in Early November

  

  It's not often that I start a blog posting with a photo downloaded off the internet, but this time it's all in a good cause: this is the Witches Garden... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Pam and Jamie's Holiday Snaps

  

  Everyone comfy on their bean bags? Good. Settle back and relax as we bring you the latest holiday snaps from Garden Amateur's two little garden/art/nature lover... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Blink and You Might Miss It

  

  As we travelled the last few miles at the end of our recent 3500km driving holiday in southern Australia, Pammy said "I wonder what has changed in the two... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Easy Orchids

  

  Orchids are difficult to grow ... right? Wrong! Some orchids are so easy to grow they barely need any help from me to do their thing. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Doing Our Bit to Help the Bees

  

  While pottering around our inner-city garden, there's always some kind of background noise, whether it's merely traffic, neighbours talking, or local birds... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Lots of Flowers? Must Be Spring!

  

  "Hey, come and have a look at this," said Pammy, ever the eagle-eyed spotter of all things newsworthy in our garden. We had to get down on our hands and knees,... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Gifts from Friends

  

  At long last, and I mean after waiting 18 months, a bulb given to Pam and me by our friends John and Liz has finally flowered. That's it pictured below. "What i... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Cooking Bibles & Coriander

  

  It was only recently, on June 29 in fact, that I was writing something about growing coriander. At the time I was berating myself for not having much faith in m... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2018 GARDENING, HOME