Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
Hippeastrum or Amaryllis? It seems conjecture over the name has been going on for centuries, but I just read a rather charming description for amaryllis which states they are “sold as ready to bloom for the holidays”! Whichever you choose to call them,...
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
Just look at the markings of this spectacular, (yet simple) peony poppy! I first spotted them in a beautiful garden over twenty years ago, in the Clare Valley, South Australia, and the owner was kind enough to post me some seed. Some are single while others are...
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
If I was ever to be told I could grow only one rose…..it would be a most difficult decision to make. For me, choosing roses has been as much based upon their romantic history as their beauty, scent or growth habit. When I first began reading about roses,...
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
Each year I so look forward to the Pantry being swagged with festoons of jasmin, but this year it seems to be running rather late. I love the scent of this trailing vine and bring great bunches inside to fill the house with its sweet smell of spring.
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
Don’t zinnias have such happy faces? For a simple flower they are extraordinarily intricate, from bud swell to their last legs…..their centres form an exquisite circle that changes subtly over a period of days, like a million flowers within a flower. I...
Sep 18, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
It’s hard to believe it’s a year since our autumn Open Garden, but all those glorious colours are back again….a breathtaking vision each morning from the east facing verandah. While the Chinese Tallow is, as yet, all green and gold, the Persimmons...
