The Same But Different
It’s been a while since I posted. But the morning here is sunny and crisp, just right for contemplating my garden. As I pottered about, replanting flower pots and tending […]
It’s been a while since I posted. But the morning here is sunny and crisp, just right for contemplating my garden. As I pottered about, replanting flower pots and tending […]
Over the past few seasons many gardeners have lamented the increasing absence of insects, butterflies among them. And then just recently, after extensive heat then flooding rains here in Eastern […]
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted. In the meantime, life marches on, chiming changes all around us – some good, some not so welcome. During moments of contemplation, […]
I need reminding. Nothing is forever. This is never more evident than in my garden – a deep repository for life’s important lessons. It takes a gardener like me time […]
My green-thumbed buddy dropped by with a gift the other day – a ground orchid! The Spathoglottis or ground orchid, is called a terrestrial orchid because unlike epiphitic varieties, it grows in […]
Some words are simply lovely to say. They’re silken things, rolling around your tongue, then sliding off on a mellifluous wave of sound, reaching for ears eager to hear. ‘Evolve’ is […]
Oh joy! My Cymbidium orchids are sending up flower spikes. I’ve counted nine so far – the most I’ve ever had on one plant. Other pots have one or two […]
If I have learnt anything it is this: nothing remains the same. My garden is changing its face all the time. Plants grow and encroach on their neighbours, while others begin by […]