SARAH THE GARDENER
Real Gardening in my Real Garden
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What a whirlwind of a week
Next week is the school holidays. Not that the teen lads need much attention during the holidays, but the dynamic changes in the household and so any routine I find myself in during normal weekdays just flies out the window. …
Read MoreTidy up time
(A paid post with the good people from GARDENA NZ) Historically, back in the day I was a bit of a malingerer, I would be slow to clear away the seasons end. Not because I was lazy, but to acknowledge…
Read MoreState of the Garden
In order to decide what to grow, (see yesterday’s post) I needed to assess the state of the garden and see what can go where, and what is still lingering. It is always good to do a state of the…
Read MoreNow the Year can begin
I have been away on our annual summer break. I do find Christmas and the summer holiday a tad incompatible with a fully burgeoning garden, however that is an argument for another day and at the end of the day…
Read MoreThe Strangest Year
2020 was an odd year and to be honest I am pleased it is behind us. January started with pest and disease and turbulent storms in the garden. Little did I know this would be a metaphor for the entire…
Read MoreThis post is bought to you by the colour green…
… with a few pops of colour thrown in for good measure. It hasn’t been the easiest season so far, however if I stop focusing on what is making it a struggle and look at the big picture. Or take…
Read MoreIn the midst of the busyness
For some reason this season has been like a problem child, kicking its heels as it staggers along slowly, not really paying attention to where it is going and wilfully ignoring the grown up gardener hand trying to urge it…
Read MoreA day in the garden
It was quite an ordinary spring day. The wind (and Fennel the Cat – she has a very loud meow and wasn’t happy the food she had been served for dinner and let me know about it at 3am) disturbed…
Read MoreMaking Mulch
(A paid post with the good people from GARDENA NZ) As much as it is still early spring and the weather flip flops between hopefully promising with warm sunny days and a brutal reminder that summer is still a way…
Read MoreAn Arch to be Rivalled
I have been dabbling a little bit in making my own cold process soap. It is a bit fun because it reminds me of my time in a previous life working in laboratories. It is all about weighing out the…
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