There are some great garden quotes out there. This is one of my favourites. I learnt about Gertrude Jekyll a year or so ago, when hearing Jeremy from Cloudehill tell his story about the establishing of that garden in Olinda. The image in this picture is of an echinacea I took some time ago. If you like my photography, make sure you explore my site … [Read more...] about Garden quotes
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Wordless Winter Wednesday
Update on our winter garden
Been a few weeks since we've worked in our paddock garden. A number of things such as family members staying with us, weather that wasn't gardening friendly, and other activities. Was too wet Saturday but thankfully we had sun out on Sunday afternoon, although it was still very cold, so we were able to spend some time in the garden. Don't think it … [Read more...] about Update on our winter garden
Wordless Wednesday
Companion gardening
We've had a long weekend, here in Melbourne, Australia - the Queen's Birthday holiday weekend. And with it, beautiful weather for winter. Cool, but clear skies and dry, except for the heavy dew in the mornings. We'd had family staying with us for a few days but they left at lunchtime on Monday so Graham and I headed out to continue work in … [Read more...] about Companion gardening
Connected!
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!
