It’s National Tree Day in Australia today, a day when folk are encouraged to plant a tree. We have planted 19 trees on our suburban block to add to the five we inherited, so although we won’t be planting a tree today, I think we’ve managed to add something to Australia’s tree count. The special…
Month: July 2018
Disaster and Delight: SoS July, 28
After two weeks away, I was anxious to get back to the garden to see how everything had coped with the cold weather that has been occurring in Mudgee. I knew that there had been many frosty mornings, and in fact, two of those mornings had been around -7.5C, which is decidedly chilly. As far…
Into the Outback
Following our March road journey to Melbourne and back, and encouraged by the enjoyment we experienced on that occasion, we set out just over two weeks ago to South Australia, a trip that covered 4500km, and provided us with many wonderful experiences, from strikingly diverse scenery to dining on delicious seafood and much else in…
SoS, July 7: Small Bright Spots.
Although some bulbs are making an appearance, much of the garden is having its Winter rest, so this week’s post is more about small spots of colour rather than any overall abundance of the kind that Spring will hopefully produce. Most plants need to rest at some time of the year, so I’m grateful to…