MICKEY’S BLOG

 In the days before Instagram, Mickey kept a regular blog of snippets from Glenmore House.
You may enjoy looking back through them!

Mickey's BlogOut & About
Day one….

Day one….

It was such fun to see so many friendly (and many very familiar) faces at the first day of the garden show today! The Glenmore House & Ici et La stand....tiny but full of character, was a hive of activity. We'll hope to see many more of you in the next few...

Mickey's BlogOut & About
Striped canvas….

Striped canvas….

Next week, I'm heading to the inaugural Australian Garden Show at Centennial Park, 5-8 September.  I'm joining forces with ici et la, the Surry Hills store so well known for its striped canvas deck chairs and rustic, antique French objets de charme.  I thought that...

Mickey's BlogThe Garden
Sweet jasmine…

Sweet jasmine…

The very first jasmine flowers of the season!  I can't wait 'til there are long trails of them to bring inside for their heady, sweet scent, (though I think the vine scrambling over the pantry wall looks more attractive when in bud rather than full flower!).  I...

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First blossom….

First blossom….

The very first petals of the new season's blossom unfurled last Friday. The almond tree by the Hayshed is our gauge of change from winter to spring.  We anticipate these first flowers each year with a sense of excitement as well as trepidation, as they often...

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Sunflower whirls…

Sunflower whirls…

While on the topic of seeds....do you remember my blog post entitled 'fleeting companion' a few months ago?  Well, my friend remained in tact and dried on the stem, until he collapsed in the gale force winds last week.  Sadly, he lost a few of the seeds from his...

Mickey's BlogKitchen Gardening
Sweet peas….

Sweet peas….

Well, actually no, not those sweet peas! (though old fashioned fragrant pink ones have been doing their thing for a month or so elsewhere in the garden).  These are 'purple podded Dutch peas', and there's a good row of them in flower in the Kitchen Garden.  As...

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Late winter rose…

Late winter rose…

The very first Quatre Saisons of the new season. Despite its name, it would be a bit much to ask it to flower all the time, but it almost always begins before the end of winter.  I love its open, almost squashed form and clear pink petals.  Its bright rose perfume...

Mickey's BlogOut & About
Incredible veg…

Incredible veg…

The delights of vegetable still life await at Charlotte Thodey's exhibition 'From the Artist's Table', at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens, 2 - 11 August. Following her successful exhibition at the Chateau de Villandry in France last year, local artist Charlotte...