Just a quick note for I have just heard the first cicada for the season. Always a nice sign that the warmer weather is here. Not that I need any reminding. Yesterday and today have been rather hot. Too hot at midday to be in the garden.The last week or so the silver-eyes have been … Continue reading The First Cicada
Today I removed my favourite grevillea. It was a Grevillea olivacea with yellow flowers and each winter it was covered - COVERED! - in nectar rich flowers that brought the birds in from everywhere.Unfortunately, after its abundant flowering this year (it was still flowering up until today also) the branches were getting too, too heavy … Continue reading Goodbye Grevillea
Here are some further notes and observations following my notes on building up sandy soils for gardening.I have used compost bins over the years and had moderate success. They have a purpose depending on your situation and the amount of waste generated in the household. For us at the moment I am moving away from … Continue reading Compost Bins
In a previous post I wrote about my concerns for solar power/inverters. The link below is for an older web-page (2009) where someones done their sums. What interested me about this article however is the information given regarding how the Germans are dealing with the situation. Go to The Boomtown Rap to read the entire … Continue reading More on Solar Power
This is a Moaning Frog, otherwise known as Heleioporus eyrei or just plain Jack the Frog.It might also be fittingly called a Sandy Soil Frog because that is where it is found, as well as in trailers of garden soil, which is where I found this one. That was on the first day of getting … Continue reading The Moaning Frog
Petit Paradis 