SARAH THE GARDENER
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Making Hay While the Sun Shines
… And hunkering down when it’s not. It has been a difficult week. There were days when the sun shone down on us like it was spring and days that felt like winter was making us pay for some unknown…
Read MoreA week of two halves.
This week couldn’t have been more contrasting if it tried. The first 3 days was constant rain, high winds with frequent gusts up to or at 150 km/h, hail coming in sideways and fast, and some thunder and lightning thrown…
Read MoreHow bad can it be?
A few weeks I asked this question in jest in response to the winter weather conditions. I now know exactly how bad it could be. We have just been through a terrible storm and it would seem it isn’t called…
Read MoreSoggy is the new ….
I was trying to think of something funny and witty for my title. But soggy is not good, but is the present state of my garden. I’m not really all that happy about it. I got so used to finally…
Read MoreBear with me while I moan about the weather.
To be completely honest, it hasn’t been all bad. The last couple of days have been ok. Monday was one of those amazing blue sky days and today the fog. When it eventually lifted it gave us a nice-ish day…
Read MoreIt can’t be a frost outside, winter is still three days away!
And I wasn’t ready for it. I had my eye out for it, as everywhere south of us had snow. We never get snow, but I don’t know if I should be happy about this or not. I’ve never had…
Read MoreInvesting in a colourful future
We are now closer to the start of winter than we are to the end of summer, and just to prove the point wintery weather made its presence felt as if to taunt us like some kind of bully. “I…
Read MoreIs there such thing as too many tomatoes?
Well that was a close shave. After all the warnings from the Civil Defence via the media, we were all set for Cyclone Pam to wreak havoc, and after all the tragedy it caused in Vanuatu, it left a lot…
Read MoreI have to be the luckiest gardener in the world!
I woke up this morning to my wonderful family bearing gifts. This isn’t something they do often – just once a year. I got loads of cool stuff but they saved the best to last. A shiny new Gardena 6…
Read MoreWinter, you have had your turn – go away
If you look at stereotypical images of spring it is always blue skies and perfectly formed flowers and blossoms, delicate seedlings and maybe a gentle shower or two. I would have a hard job capturing any image that even remotely…
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