Australia has many plants which delight us with late winter flowers. We’ve turned the corner and now we’re heading towards Springtime, the soil will start to warm up and the length of day will become longer. Both of these things are catalysts for the awakening of the plant world, seeds will have their own requirementsContinue reading “Winter Flowers”
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Grow!
Well it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything on this platform, but now I’m back! Over the past year I’ve been producing a quarterly zine focused on gardens and art in Southwest Victoria in place of posting here but this time the printing gods are conspiring against me. I can’t for the lifeContinue reading “Grow!”
Bulbs
I finally got around to planting the bulbs I received the other day. Go me! There are two big questions I always get asked about planting bulbs, namely, ‘which way is up?’ And ‘how far down do they go?’ Bulbs, and often their cousins (?), corms, are fairly easy to distinguish between their ‘up’ sideContinue reading “Bulbs”
Funeral wreaths
As I was watching the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II, I was happy to see a less formal funeral wreath on the top of her coffin. This poignant touch brought home the fact she was a human being who would more than likely have seen the plants these blooms and foliage came from,Continue reading “Funeral wreaths”
Chryssies
One side effect of Mother’s Day is the leftover potted Chrysanthemums. If you’ve got some in a bouquet that you particularly like you can try to take cutting of them and propagate them for your garden, but that’s another post topic. If you’re lucky enough to get a potted chrysanthemum, when you’ve finished admiring themContinue reading “Chryssies”
Botanic Garden stop
I spent a large part of today on a trip further west into Victoria, to the city of Hamilton to pick up a truck. It is Mother’s Day, but seeing as my kids all live three to four hours drive away in the other direction I didn’t have to be anywhere to be showered withContinue reading “Botanic Garden stop”
Wetlands project
For the last few years I’ve been involved in a project to create a new park and wetlands area in the nearby town of Terang, VIC, Australia. It’s been an exciting journey which is starting to show signs of coming to fruition. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an ongoing project with no set end date,Continue reading “Wetlands project”
ANZAC Day
It’s a holiday here in Australia and New Zealand today. We are celebrating ANZAC Day. Sometimes I think what the acronym means is forgotten. For my overseas friends and followers who don’t know anyway, it stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corp and it was coined in World War 1 after the tragic and veryContinue reading “ANZAC Day”
A book review
I’m on holiday in the big smoke at the moment (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) and when I’m on holiday it’s become a bit of a habit to get myself a new book. Because, you know, you can never have enough books… This time I’ve treated myself to one called ‘A History of Gardening in 50 Objects’Continue reading “A book review”
Happy Easter
This Easter Saturday I’m on the train to Melbourne to visit two of my children. As you can see from the photo it’s a bright, clear day and the sun is shining. The paddocks are looking brown, but there’s a bit of green grass left. We need more rain in these parts, the north hasContinue reading “Happy Easter”
The Flowerpot Pen 