I spent some time tidying the shed early this morning. It's an embarrassing mess. Well, it was. Not so much now. Took some pics whilst in the garden. This is the self-sown pumpkin vine that I trained over and arch and up to the shed roof. It's coming along just nicely and with the drop … Continue reading Fridays Garden
Part of my summer reading has been a book picked up by my wife at the local library. My wife will often just grab books that look interesting and put them in front of me. This one really took my attention. So much so that I thought I would mention it on my blog.Growing Uncommon … Continue reading Growing Uncommon Fruits @ Garden Vegetables in Australia review
What a wonderful find in the garden today. While topping up the pond water I discovered the first of the tadpoles is now a frog. There are more too. So the little batch of taddies that were only introduced the other week have successfully become frogs - those that survived anyway.The smaller tadpoles are doing … Continue reading Valentines Day at Petit Paradis
The full moon recently has been fantastic. Often, up late, nursing the little fella, the garden has been lit by moonlight that creates a magical effect over it. Like a mid-summer nights dream!Despite the dryness and the winding down of things in the garden for the re-vamp, there are pockets of plants that are still … Continue reading Harvest Moon
The garden is not looking so rough around the edges at the moment, but is still slowly taking form as a blank canvas in areas. The back bed has been filled in and covered with the oaten hay that we picked up some months back. At the far end I have "thrown in" quite a … Continue reading Creating and Re-creating the Garden Beds
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