Sense and Sensitivity
Imagine my surprise when weeding around some pots, I touched what I thought was a weed (what is a weed anyway but a plant growing in the wrong place?) And […]
Category Archives: Winter
Imagining Banksia Generations
I love banksias! An ideal plant for coastal areas, they just keep on giving. With dark leathery leaves and silvery undersides, they flower from late summer through to winter. Nectar […]
Breathing Space
It’s a common enough expression, but just what is meant by ‘breathing space’? Could it be a physical space or place? Or a space in time to reflect? Perhaps it […]
Winter Blues …
… purples, pinks, whites and especially greens. In fact, most any colour you can think of. While those of you in cooler climes enjoy the brilliant colouring of leaves […]
‘Tis the Season …
… for family. I’m travelling to northern Queensland to see mine for an early Christmas, so will not post this weekend. See you next week!
The Gift of the Unexpected
I’m apprehensive about leaving my tiny garden, even for a couple of weeks. Aaah! Human hubris I’ve caught you peering over my psyche wall. What will my garden do without me? Will it […]
Loved, Lost and Found Again
I’ve always coveted the lacy maidenhair fern although I’ve had mixed success growing them. Adiantum spp, or maidenhair is a sought after variety. The word Adiantum comes from the Greek adiantos, which means ‘unwetted’ and […]
The Way You Hold Your Tongue
Some plants just seem to grow well despite what you do or don’t do to them. The zygocactus or schlumbergera is one such hardy plant. Everybody seems to have magnificent […]
Erode
The stones that were part of my entry path have migrated. Recent downpours swept them up in watery torrents and washed them away to colonise adjacent garden beds, exposing an underbelly of pipes and […]
Tenuous
I am drowning in green waste! The large bag I keep for that purpose is overflowing. If the worms in my worm farm had arms they’d be throwing them up […]
