I have a few observations from the garden to record.The first one is that I planted tomatoes from seeds collected last year and grew from seedlings given to me. These have managed to only just produce fruit given the hot weather and irregular watering they have been getting. The majority are being grown in pots.The … Continue reading Tomato Observations in Mid-Summer →

I was given a new little pet yesterday. Rubus moluccanus or Native Raspberry. Very exciting! Here are some links for info.http://anpsa.org.au/APOL22/jun01-1.htmlhttp://teachers.ash.org.au/bushtucker/native_raspberry.htmlThinking about various spots to plant it given that I am looking at changing the layout of plants in the garden over the coming weeks. Such a wonderful addition to the berry collection. I also … Continue reading New Pet – Native raspberry →

It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday. Such a beautiful summers evening. A gentle breeze coming through the door. A dog barking in the distance. The smell of fading bbq’s and fragrant flowers in the air.I have been reflecting on some of the hard work over the past twelve months that I have done in the … Continue reading Reflecting on Two Years of Petit Paradis →

Here we find Maiki harvesting Cape Gooseberries from the bush. A favourite hideaway spot in the heat of summer. Even green berries are a delicacy.This is the little patch of Brahmi I had planted. It is creeping out and growing wider and even has small, white flowers on it at the moment. Quite pretty and … Continue reading January Garden Update →

This photo is bad. But not so much as it appears. The fish are in an old strawberry box, it's not blood!  But they are dead and were found at the bottom of the tank only hours after watching them happily swimming around. I thought it might have been a lack of oxygen in the water … Continue reading Aaaaah Dead Perch! →