What is in your garden? What is in your street?Just off the top of my head I know there are at least seven houses in our street who grow something in their garden that they can eat. Some are extensive. Some are doing what little they can. Others are having to make-do with renting the … Continue reading The Backyard Edible Garden – what’s your frequency Kenneth? →

Now and then I come across others that are keeping similar garden records. In amongst a whole heap of fancy gardening websites and blogs there appears to be a growing number of people doing the backyard gardening blog, and doing it very well I think.Here are a couple I've come across that I thought I … Continue reading The Backyard Gardening Blog – We are not alone, you and I. →

 Down in the garden the sun has a sting to it. Sounds of the Albany Agricultural Show drift over the house from the showgrounds close by. A female announcers voice. Shrills and screams from the show rides. The cicadas tick away patiently, summoning summer closer and closer with each tick and click. From the cool … Continue reading Wanderings →

 ABC Open have a Facebook page for pics of what everyone was up to at 11:11 on the 11/11/2011. If I wasn't at work, where else would I be this time of the year?!

 1. The Sweat Peas are fantastic at the moment. They make nice cut flowers and the perfume reminds me of cottage gardens in the UK.  I will definitely be planting more next season. Masses of the things. 2. The picture above is the collection of plant labels I have made using plastic milk bottles. I cut … Continue reading Two Things →