How do you work out how high your work benches need to be? That depends on a few things. The first consideration is what you want to do at the bench, are you able to stand? Or do you need to sit down? Are you a wheelchair user? When you are standing at a workbenchContinue reading “Work benches”
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Once Upon a Chair
This is the second post from my new zine ‘Grow!’. Meet ‘Once Upon a Chair‘ and the creative brains behind it, Liz. *Taken from Grow! Winter 2024, 2nd edition. Liz has been a creative person from a young age, she has used a variety of mediums, painting with acrylics, oils, sign writing, then teaching herselfContinue reading “Once Upon a Chair”
Tree Dahlia
I love these plants, they tower over the garden majestically. Tree Dahlia is an apt name, they can grow as tall as a small tree. It’s been a good season for them here in Southwest Victoria, it’s been cold but we’ve had no frosts or major wind events. The last few years I’ve lost mostContinue reading “Tree Dahlia”
Packages Arriving.
It’s very exciting when a package full of plants and bulbs finally gets to you! Half the time I order plants then forget what I ordered. I knew I had a red Aquilegia, a chocolate coloured Hollyhock, and some bulbs. But I couldn’t remember which bulbs they were 🤔 Well, wonder no more! They areContinue reading “Packages Arriving.”
Autumn
Autumn has well and truly snuck up on us now. Daylight savings has ended so we can look forward to snuggly nights tucked up inside. We’ve finally got a bit of rain here in South West Victoria, hopefully we get just the right amount, not too much as they have been getting further north ofContinue reading “Autumn”
Bee Food
Gardeners have different ways of thinking and doing. One gardener’s weed infested yard is another’s pollinator’s heaven. I’m the first to admit I’m a lazy gardener so I fall deeply in the latter category. This is my yard. I refuse to mow the lawn, that’s my husband’s job, but if it’s not done I don’tContinue reading “Bee Food”
Spring Dayz
Springtime here in South West Victoria, Australia is traditionally unsettled. True to form, we have had a variety of weather experiences lately. We’ve had warm, clear, sunny days, howling gales, cold, frosty or foggy mornings, rain, thunderstorms. You name it, we’ve probably had it lately. Things could be worse, we could be having the bushfiresContinue reading “Spring Dayz”
Old Fashioned Beauty
Some plants just sit in a garden, or a park, for decades and remain pretty much unnoticed unless they’re flowering. The Weigela is an example of just such an old fashioned beauty. A native of China and South East Asia, it was first brought to English gardens in 1845 by Robert Fortune, a Scottish botanistContinue reading “Old Fashioned Beauty”
I’m Back
I’m back. My blogging has been interrupted this little while. The state of a person’s mental health can affect all aspects of a life can’t it? My mind is nearly firing on all cylinders again so things are looking up now! The sun is shining today, I feel like having that bright orb in theContinue reading “I’m Back”
Cold
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything in this space, a death in the family created a glitch in daily life that will take a while to mend. Meanwhile, it’s got cold here in the Western Districts of Victoria, Australia. We traditionally think of the year as having only four seasons, a hangover fromContinue reading “Cold”
The Flowerpot Pen 