This week was the week I got my $50 Palmers voucher courtesy of work (thanks guys!). And yes, I spent it right away. The bulk of my voucher was used on the latest addition to my fruit plan: an ‘Aprigold’ dwarf apricot tree. Woohoo! It’s pretty young at the moment but it’s one step closer … More Voucher Spending Time
This is my front porch. Welcome. Lets have a look around. Just don’t touch anything. Here we have a collection of fruit trees, herbs, perennials and random things that needed somewhere to sit. I hope you like latin names. It’s good practice. On the right we have the plum tree Prunus ‘Billington’ (I’m not actually … More Happenings on The Front Porch
I didn’t mean to jump on the kale train. It just happened. Earlier in the year I read in a vege gardening book that kale had a lot of nutrients, so I decided to grow some. I also wanted a more long-term cabbage-like crop. Kale is handy in that you can pull off leaves as … More Gettin’ on The Kale Train
“Where are we going?” asked The Husband. “To Taitua Arboretum”, I replied. “What’s there?” “Um, trees…” The Sunday before last, I decided that The Husband and I would go to Tatiua Arboretum for the first time. I had heard that it was a nice place to walk around, but all I really knew was where it was … More A Visit to Taitua Arboretum
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