This is a short note from me this month. I will be sending newsletters less frequently this year. I have several projects in progress and I’ve decided to spend more time on them. Since there are still only 24 hours in each day (how annoying!), I need to reallocate my time. What are these projects? […]

Hello! Whew, I’m glad January is over because it was the month that Covid caught up with us. We’d managed to avoid it for four years, so I guess that was an achievement. Symptoms still linger but we are on the mend, thankfully. Gardens It has long frustrated me that all my hand-written plant labels […]

Hello! I hope you enjoyed your December and are ready to welcome a new month and a new year. The summer solstice has passed but I know the hottest months of our Australian summer are yet to come, though we have already had a couple of scorching days. My hydrangeas did not enjoy those days! […]

Hello! I hope you enjoyed your November and are ready to welcome December. We had a deluge of rain (102 mm) overnight so the garden is happy. Now it needs to soak into the parched ground to be truly useful. November is epiphyllum flowering time at my place. Look at these stunning blooms! They only […]