Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog
Rain, hail or shine, Open Garden at Glenmore House 2 & 3 May.We’ve been basking in golden sunshine all Friday afternoon….we have cakes in the oven, flowers, twig furniture, seedllngs, tea and the labyrinth on the croquet lawn, and a piggy...
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Special Events
A big thank you to Emily Simpson and her friend Desiree de Clerk for marking out the Labyrinth with spray paint yesterday between rain showers. By the time Alex covered their endless swirl with sawdust, rays of late afternoon sunshine set the croquet lawn alight....
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Special Events
Much of the fun of our Open Garden is in collaborating with friends. It was at our last Open Garden, celebrating 25 years, that I first managed (finally!) to launch a long-held dream to create a fair-like atmosphere at Glenmore, on a very intimate scale. It was...
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Special Events
I am quite delighted to have a display for this weekend, of delicate (yet sturdy), rusted metal poppies from Wired for Living. Barry and Lee delivered them here for you to see (perhaps to buy!) on their way home to Bendigo after the Collectors’ Plant Fair a...
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Special Events
The big week has arrived. Open Garden this weekend, 2 & 3 May. Come what may!
Sep 20, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, Out & About, Kitchen Gardening
This evening’s pick….white ginger for the dressing table, rhubarb for breakfast. Sadly I’ll be just a bit distracted with preparations for our own open gardennext weekend (you may have noticed!), but if you find yourself at a loose end, I know that...
