Things have gotten a little nuts around here again. In the midst of peak vege sowing season I have managed to fit in the arduous task of weeding the whole vege garden, spent all three evenings of the weekend having dinner at family and friends’ places, acquired a new job and started the new job on Friday. I … More In which Twiglet gets a New Job
This is the first spring that I’ve had multiple kinds of fruit trees blossoming. Not that it’s too spectacular to behold yet, as they are still young. They are all in large planters too. The first blooms out were the lovely white flowers of my ‘Billington’ plum tree. Then there were several pink flowers on my almond … More Fruit Tree Blossom
The bulbs that appeared en masse in the front garden have flowered, revealing themselves as Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica). It is lovely having some flowers in the garden, albeit without any work on my part. Well, I can take the credit for freeing them from their weed mat prison. They have even motivated me to do … More Spanish Bluebells
I have been ignoring my weed-invaded front garden for a while, apart from spraying the oxalis, in favour of working on the back garden. But over the last few weeks something remarkable has happened. From among the dying weeds and barren earth, bulbs have sprung forth! The snowflakes were the first to appear. I’m guessing … More Hope Springs up Amongst The Weeds
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