Author Archives: The Flowerpot Pen

It’s been a bumper year for roses so far here in the Western Districts of Victoria. The blooms until now have mostly been big, lush, and beautiful. After the first flush of flowers have died back the plant can look untidy so getting rid of the dead flowers is a big part of rose care,Continue reading “Roses”

I’m very excited to announce my third book, Unexpectedly Edible, has been printed and is now for sale! This short book is a fascinating glimpse into some plants you may have in your garden, or readily available in close proximity, that can be eaten. Some you may know of already, some you may not. SomeContinue reading “Unexpectedly Edible”

There’s been a large amount of rain about these last few days with more to come. Spring is a time for rain and we can still even get late frosts into early November in these parts. In between showers and after torrential rain it’s been nice to get out and check out the spring floweringContinue reading “Rainy days”

The opening up of Victoria from Covid Lockdown has been a long time coming but now we’re free to travel between the regions and Melbourne City. I’ve taken the opportunity to visit two of my children, one on the Mornington Peninsula and one in St Kilda. I will have to arrange another time to seeContinue reading “End of Lockdown”

The good news today is our beautiful state of Victoria is on its way out of Covid Lockdown and from 6pm Friday travel is allowed between Melbourne and regional Victoria. This means I will be travelling to see family next weekend ❤ ❤ ❤ In the garden it has been another week of cold, rainyContinue reading “Good news!”

I have been lucky enough to escape from my local area to take a short trip to see my sister in central Victoria as her ‘single social bubble’. A trip to the Bendigo Art Gallery was a treat as their exhibition of Australian artist Brett Whiteley was still open and free to visit. I’ve notContinue reading “A Gardener’s Log”

Well things are still moving toward getting my podcast, The Flowerpot Pen, off the ground; It sometimes takes me a while to get all my stars aligned. But don’t fret! it will come and as soon as it does you’ll be the first to know! Meanwhile, in real time, Spring has really gotten off toContinue reading “A Gardener’s Log (or Glog?)”

I’m slowly working through all of the steps to get this site up and running. Connecting the socials, allowing audio updates, preparing pages…it seems to be a web of interconnected digital threads that will, in the end, allow me to get some interesting information, conversations, and general gardening stuff out into the ether! Podcast comingContinue reading “Setting up”

welcome to The Flowerpot Pen, your news source for anything to do with gardens and our environment, mainly in the Western Districts of Victoria, Australia, but also over the world. Working together we can make a difference to how our world functions, now and into the future! Please look at the links at the bottomContinue reading “Welcome”