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Well actually, just my hands on deck. The deck in front of the sheds is wide and expansive and well worth every extra dollar it took from my meager budget. Although at the time it was a bit of a…
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I have spent a lot of time trying to put all my ducks in a row so I can stay on top of things this winter. Ordinarily winter is a time to wind down and ease up on the gardening,…
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You may be wondering where I was over the last week. Certainly not in the garden. I have been nursing a bog-standard ordinary head cold. So, the last week after all that effort of trying to #MakeMayCount came to nothing…
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As I have sunken my teeth into a large project, with a couple of minor projects on the go, a few projects I’m champing at the bit to start, and a veggie garden that is largely under control as it…
Read MoreCategory: GARDENING Tags: beans, Coastal gardening, GARDENING, Late Autumn, late harvest, Listen along, May, New Zealand, Rock building, Sarah the Gardener
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Day 2 of #MakeMayCount was starting to look like there would be no room at all for anything ‘planty’. As it was a weekend day, we wanted to paint one of the bedrooms in our house. We haven’t really done…
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Yesterday I participated in something pretty amazing. I was invited to join the judging team for the New Zealand Flower and Garden Show. It was a real honour and a privilege to be involved in this way in such a…
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This is the most common comment we have heard when we tell people we have moved to the west coast. And I have to admit that at times it can be very blowy. Like that time our house was up…
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I am champing at the bit to start moving soil, so I can start planting out my winter crops. But I seem to have an inbuilt self-integrity mode that just won’t allow me to cut corners in the garden. I…
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Sometimes life sweeps you away with what you are doing and you barely notice the passing of time. That was how this June has been so far. A hive of activity with the days disappearing into a blur. I am…
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