Wow! What can I say? Firstly, thank you so much to my friend Jan for alerting me to the fact that Phillip Johnson was going to speak at the Belgrave View Club. Never heard of the View Club before. They are a women's group that supports charities like the Smith Family. I did find it interesting to hear that a number of women there had no idea who … [Read more...] about Connected!
Wordless Wednesday
Planting time!
Well, it's so good that we now have cooler weather with recent rains. And more rain due this coming week. BUT, this weekend we had perfect weather for planting. Blue skies and sunshine on Saturday, cloudy on Sunday but dry, with a bit of wind. But not too much. And we didn't have other events on to get in the way of our plans. On Friday I'd gone … [Read more...] about Planting time!
Kyneton Old Rectory Garden
I mentioned in my last post that I'd gotten to visit two gardens while doing the gardening workshop with Michael McCoy. The first of these gardens is the Kyneton Old Rectory. All you see from the outside is a fence and hedge but wow! when you get inside, it's really amazing. Hedges outline different garden rooms and, as Michael said to us at the … [Read more...] about Kyneton Old Rectory Garden
Garden Courses and Michael McCoy
I had the privilege of attending a workshop today, called 'Mastering the Art of Gardening - The Plants' by Michael McCoy. This was a Mother's Day gift given to me by my husband and daughters last weekend and I've so been looking forward to going. Not so much the long drive on my own - was nearly 2 hours, but was well worth the trip to go all the … [Read more...] about Garden Courses and Michael McCoy