Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Delightful Discoveries
I have simply longed for years, to have a plant stand! One not too fussy, but robust and handsome. I really wanted it to be ‘new’, as so many old ones are rickety, wobbly, and not strong enough to hold a burgeoning collection of special plants. So...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Delightful Discoveries
No, this is not Glenmore! Nor am I planning a little jaunt any time soon (there is toooo much to do in preparation for our spring open garden, amongst other excitements!). But if I were to dream of a little gallivanting, It would be….Mas Romarin…that I...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Delightful Discoveries
Sometimes ideas creep up on you: very, very slowly. I can’t recall just what exactly posessed me, years ago, to order seed of ‘leaf amaranth’. I must have read about it somewhere, thought its spectacular feathery plumes worth a trial and the rest,...
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About, Delightful Discoveries
So….to the reason for my lack of posts last week: a sneaky quick trip to Melbourne to listen to 3 inspiring speakers at the Theatre of Ideas, during Melbourne’s Food & Wine Festival.Hosted by the dynamic Jill Dupleix; I was...
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About, Delightful Discoveries
Can you imagine my excitement when I picked up an article featuring some delights nearby….to find it contained an image of this perfectly exquisite maze? How on earth I’ve never discovered it before is beyond my comprehension! Oh and Larry’s...
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Delightful Discoveries
The Argan tree is native to the landscape around Essouira, and the source of Morocco’s renowned Argan oil. Described as a rather ‘wild’ looking olive, we enjoyed their dotting the landscape on a rather long and hot, yet spectacular afternoon’s...
