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My New Garden : Progress 15 - Jan 2011
"In search of my mother's garden I found my own." -Alice Walker It's hello to a new year and January always seems to be a quiet month with nothing much to do except for cutting the lawn three times a...
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My New Garden : Progress 16 - Feb-Dec 2011
“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.”-Mahatma Gandhi February started off really well, with lots of rain still, and some unknown aloes had silently sprung up...
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My New Garden : Progress 17 - Jan-Dec 2012
"If we love our childrenwe must love the earth with tender careand pass it on, diverse and beautiful,so that on a warm spring day10 000 years hencethey can feel peace in a sea of grass,can watch a bee...
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My garden, plain and simple
Well, my "new garden" has now become "my garden", a well-deserved accolade after almost 10 years. I dare say, after ten years, that I can now call it "established". Some of my trees are now a nice...
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Clivias and Spring
I planted my Clivias (C. miniata) about 3 years ago and it's been a constant struggle to keep them alive. I planted them in an area which got a bit of morning sun and shade the rest of the day. But...
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The wonder of Echeverias
It is only when we are aware of the earth and of the earth as poetry that we truly live. - Henry Beston, 1935, Herbs and the Earth The Genus Echeveria is a member of the Crassulacae family and are...
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August in the garden
Never yet was there a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom. — Margaret Elizabeth SangsterThe 1st of September is officially Spring in South Africa but all the signs of spring are there much...
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Surrounded by Karee's
The front entrance of my home, densely framed by two species of Karee's - Karee viminalis (White Karee) and Karee lancea (black Karee) and various indigenous grasses and aloes. I've had a couple of...
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As winter fades to spring...
… hangers-on will be forced to let go, making room for new growth fresh color, life. :: A little corner created in the shade It's almost mid-September and the warmer weather has spawned an activity...
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Arum lilies after the winter
“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look...
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I would like my chooks to see you...
Won't you come into my garden? I would like my chooks to see you... If you love having a pristine garden, then don't even consider having free-range chickens. Having chickens in one's garden is a...
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Summer is back!
Summer is back! and even though winter was extremely mild, and spring seemed to last only two weeks, it’s something to really be grateful for. I’ve missed my usual garden chores, although it didn’t...
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Gardening at night
Have you ever gardened at night? I mean really AT NIGHT, 3am in the morning? Well, that's what I did this morning. I woke up at 2am and for the life of me couldn't go back to sleep (it happens quite...
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Gone is the rational woman!
In my garden, after a rainfall, you can faintly, yes, hear the breaking of new blooms. - Truman Capote My wooden garden barrow filled with Azaleas and two Terracotta pots ready to be planted. Does...
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Here's what's blooming in my garden in September 2013
"Winter ends, and Spring comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night."September has brought many surprises - virtually no Spring to speak of, no...
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Gardening with "living fossils"
Long before mankind started gardening, Mother Nature was already growing gardens of her own.By growing these ancient plants, even today we can create a garden reminiscent of a time when dinosaurs ruled...
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A wildlife pond and Winter Bullrushes
“Never cut a tree down in the winter time. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will...
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A shelf in my garden shed
Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity. - Lindley Karstens A...
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Alluring and healing Agapanthus
Easy-to-grow Agapanthus (African Lily) produce glorious clusters of lily-like blooms that last throughout the summer.I guess, as I live and garden in South Africa, the native home of Agapanthus, I have...
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I took a stroll
I took a little stroll along the pathway and observed the wild flowers blooming. It was a very fine day.::
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