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• The 10-Year Rewind – Part 10 – Watering the Garden

  

  Every day this month I am looking back on the 10 years since I started this blog in June, 2008. Part 10 is this one — Watering the Garden — from January 2009,... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The 10-Year Rewind – Part 9 – Friendly Natives

  

  Every day this month I am looking back on the 10 years since I started this blog in June, 2008. Part 9 is this one — Friendly Natives — from April 2009. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The 10-Year Rewind – Part 8 – Stormy Intervals

  

  Every day this month I am looking back on the 10 years since I started this blog in June, 2008. Part 7 is this one — Stormy Intervals — from March 2009. I just... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The 10-Year Rewind – Part 7 – Backyard CSI

  

  Every day this month I am looking back on the 10 years since I started this blog in June, 2008. Part 7 is this one — Backyard CSI — from August 2009, in which... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The 10-Year Rewind – Part 6 – Harvesting Coriander Seed

  

  Every day this month I am looking back on the 10 years since I started this blog in June, 2008. Part 6 is this one — Harvesting Coriander Seed — from October... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The 10-Year Rewind – Part 5 – Life on Mars

  

  Every day this month I am looking back on the 10 years since I started this blog in June, 2008. Part 5 is this one — Life on Mars — from September 2009, the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The 10-Year Rewind – Part 4 – Going Green

  

  Every day this month I am looking back on the 10 years since I started this blog in June, 2008. Part 4 is this one — Going Green — from December 2008, a photo... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The 10-year Rewind – Part 3 – Mrs Lithops' Difficult Delivery

  

  Every day this month I am looking back on the 10 years since I started this blog in June, 2008. Part 3 is this one — Mrs Lithops' Difficult Delivery — from May... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The 10 Year Rewind — Part 2 — Desert Island Plants

  

  Every day this month I am looking back on the 10 years since I started this blog in June, 2018. Part 2 is this one — Desert Island Plants — from January 2009,... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The 10-Year Rewind - Part 1

  

  How time flies ... it's almost 10 years since I started this blog (on June 24, 2018) and so as a way of looking back on these 10 enjoyable years, every day... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• We Have a Fernery!

  

  Here we are in the middle of autumn and the summer has finally passed, although it put up a hell of a fight this year, not wanting to end. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Good Old Rain Gods!

  

  Thank you Huey! It is so nice to wake up this morning to hear the gentle hiss of rain on the tin roof that covers the back part of our house. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• A Good Wall Pot Plant

  

  Keeping a diary is something I have always been very poor at. A classic gift idea, diaries. I have been given many of them over the years and I've hardly... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Climate Comparisons

  

  Just saw this little map online and thought it was worth sharing. It's a map of Australia that has been divided into the climate zones of other regions around... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Potting up an Art Class

  

  When a boiling hot day is forecast, do all your gardening as early as you can in the morning. Then, as a well-earned reward, enjoy a pot of tea. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Summer Holiday

  

  Time does bounce along, doesn't it? It's been more than two months since I last posted anything here, and that's because I've been on a summer holiday of sorts. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• The Sweet Spot

  

  Stepping out into the garden this fine late November morning, I was struck by what a sweet spot the garden is in at the moment. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• The Hydrangea Blues

  

  I thought as much ... the "blue" hydrangeas I planted recently are just completely normal hydrangeas which turn pink in alkaline soils, or turn blue in acid... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Book Review: The Unusual Life of Edna Walling

  

  Australians don't need to be told about the current voting happening nationwide on the topic of marriage equality. From early reports and opinion polls, it look... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2017 GARDENING, HOME

• Nature's Pretty Clockwork

  

  Spanish moss flowering again? Must be late October in Sydney. While you couldn't set your clocks by these plants, you could set a calendar by them. Here's one o... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2017 GARDENING, HOME