Wild Hope Homestead

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Small Progress in The Garden

3 August, 2015

There are so many things that I want to do in the garden. As the days are getting longer and slightly warmer my green fingers are getting itchier. But there’s this big bump and a thing called tiredness and another thing called softened ligaments that get in the way of me doing too much gardening. … More Small Progress in The Garden

The Evolution of The Oxalis Bed

6 April, 2015

I am ready to let the Oxalis Bed go. I took it on from a neglected, weed-infested, weedmat-smothered thing, sprayed the armies of oxalis, watched as long-forgotten bulbs arose and transformed it into a nicely planted garden bed, which still has a lot of growing to do. Unfortunately, I never could eradicate all of the oxalis. Ah … More The Evolution of The Oxalis Bed