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”
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Cherry Time!
One of the joys of tending fruit trees in the garden is getting to pick the fruit. This time it’s Cherry time! My Stella cherry is situated right where I park my car so it’s easy to keep an eye on the development of its fruit. Also to keep an eye out for those peskyContinue reading “Cherry Time!”
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”
Rose Pruning Time
It’s that time again, rose pruning time. Time to sharpen those secateurs and loppers to cut those rose bushes down to size. I’ve covered rose pruning in previous posts so I won’t go into it in this post. If I was more clever I would put a link in to connect you to past roseContinue reading “Rose Pruning Time”
Early Camellias and Late Roses
The crossover of seasons sometimes makes for gorgeous, timeless floral combinations such as early camellias and late roses. Picking flowers to take photos of them has become one of my favourite activities, I’m slowly learning techniques for styling shots to create a beautiful image seemingly from nowhere; sometimes I fluke a really nice shot. We’veContinue reading “Early Camellias and Late Roses”
To tease, or not to tease…
As a professional gardener I get asked a lot of gardening questions. Planting questions are right up there, and one of the most asked is “Do I tease out the roots, or do I not tease out the roots?” My answer is always “it depends”. Not very helpful, I know, but it really does dependContinue reading “To tease, or not to tease…”
Sunny days
Well it was bound to happen eventually. Sunny days are here! Don’t get me wrong, there are still plenty of places in Australia struggling with the excess of water we’ve had in recent weeks. And weeks and weeks it seems… but here in my little garden oasis it is ‘sunny days time’. Flowers are blooming,Continue reading “Sunny days”
Dahlia days are done.
Those magnificent queens of the garden are done for the year, so as the days get colder, it’s time to dig them up. If you’ve followed my blog posts or listened to my podcast, The Flowerpot Pen, you might have realised I’m a bit of a lazy gardener. As a result, some jobs don’t getContinue reading “Dahlia days are done.”
Pruning Chrysanthemums
The patchy rainfall and chilly air aren’t really conducive to getting out in the garden, but sometimes I’ve just got to bite the bullet and get out to the jobs that are screaming at me through the windows. Pruning this particular Chrysanthemum is one of those jobs. In my latest podcast episode I talk aContinue reading “Pruning Chrysanthemums”
Nearly winter
We’re rolling in to the end of Autumn now. It’s been a big up and down roller coaster in the weather department here in the Western Districts of Victoria, Australia. We’ve had cool but gloriously sunny days and cold, grey, miserable days too. One common theme in conversations though, is we haven’t had enough rain;Continue reading “Nearly winter”
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