Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
I know its been quiet on the blog post front this last week or so….I’m sorry, but it’s been anything but quiet on the home, or should I say garden front! Winter pruning has taken precedence over absolutely everything else. In fact, a sheer frenzy...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
How thrilling, that this out-of-season Hippeastrum lily should send up a strong & sturdy flower stem, to greet the first days of winter! And all because of a wonderful sense of generosity. You see I only have this particular beauty, because one of our earliest...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
I can sense it in the air….I’m sure we all can. The Indian Summer we’ve so enjoyed these last weeks has gone on too long. It’s truly been just too warm (though truly divine) for this time of year. So as black cockatoos squawked their...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
I always think a rose out of season is worth double of those when they’re in (when we’re spoilt for choice). At this time of year, flowers are a bit thin on the ground and therefore each bloom is a treasure. So these fragile beauties are a treat indeed. ...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
Whilst I’m longing to get back to regaling you with all the excitement taking place in the Kitchen Garden….I just could’t leave this trail of ornamental posts without dropping in a bright and happy image of the Dahlia, ‘Bishop of...
Sep 19, 2021 | Mickey's Blog, The Garden
Around fifteen or so years ago, I went off on something of a ginger tangent… I think it came about as we took to driving down to the south coast more regularly (to go to the beach), and I became obsessed with the great stands of wild ginger that appear in...
