Back in May, I promised you an update on how my trials with bokashi were working out. Bokashi is a Japanese composting method that sort of pickles your food scraps (see my earlier post: Bokashi – A Japanese Health Spa for Plants)
Well, the results are in and …

THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER!!!
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Hello gardening friends! I have returned from a short hiatus while I’ve been traveling overseas and have been eager to tell you all about the wonderful gardens that I visited while I was there. However I have been thwarted when on my return I promptly lost my camera and all of the photos from my trips. Its a very sad time. Continue reading »

We who choose to live in cold climates sometimes despair and wonder if its worth the trouble – keeping our houses, loved ones and selves warm as the temperatures drop, protecting the plants that we *needed* to buy but don’t really appreciate the chill, trying to get out of bed on a morning where your breath solidifies in the air, etc. Then there are times where it all becomes clear and we wouldn’t change it for the world. Continue reading »

A nice chap from the marketing team for Fiskars looked me up not long ago and asked me to write a review of their new range of garden blades. Having always thought Fiskars were quite good but not really having much on which to base that assumption, I accepted with two provisos. The first was that I’d say exactly what I thought, however harsh that might be. The second was that I’d put them through some testing and compare them head to head with my tools, specifically what I consider to be the finest bladed tools on the market – Felcos. Continue reading »

Its Autumn in Canberra, just starting to cool down but still warm during the days. Its a very pleasant time of year and we have a second flush of roses in bloom at the moment. My ‘Mr Lincoln’ roses were passed down from cuttings from my grandmother and this year I am decided on the matter – I must have more of them! While I’m at it, I will propagate some of my other favourites. Continue reading »