The Flowers of Summer
19 January, 2019
Our garden is still a little bit sparse on the ‘pretties’, but I’m slowly getting more in. Here’s a colourful splash of some of our summer flowers.
Category: Foliage
Making Time For Rest
30 September, 2018
Rest? What is this rest? Somewhere along the journey of motherhood I forgot how to rest and relax properly. What little time I had to myself was spent doing as much as possible: housework, gardening, producing crops, harvesting, preserving, chicken keeping, DIY projects, knitting and more. All of these things are good and some of … More Making Time For Rest
Layering: How to Make More Shrubs From What You’ve Got
13 July, 2018
There are a number of different ways you can propagate plants, but I’ve been doing some layering recently, so that’s what I’m going to share about. Layering is basically when a plant forms roots on stems, distinct from the main root ball. You can do air layering: causing a stem up in the air to … More Layering: How to Make More Shrubs From What You’ve Got
Frosty Mornings And Frosty Feelings
30 June, 2018
We’ve had a couple of beautiful frosts here this week. The frost is also descriptive of my feelings towards the neighbours’ little bull right now. I thought I had rescued my sedges and fence from his hungry, reckless attention, but no. I was shocked to find him eating the sedges again, worse than before. I … More Frosty Mornings And Frosty Feelings
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