Phormium (New Zealand flax) just look perfect as a backdrop to the beach
Phormium, dear Phormium. Never shall I say a bad word about you again. I’ve seen you beachside, mountainside, roadside and bang in the middle of highly exposed plains. I’ve seen ancient Continue reading
‘The Grounds’, home to the Potting Shed, Alexandria
Things have been pretty busy in my world over the last month. We’ve had a trip to the UK, put on the market and sold our Sydney home, celebrated our great friends, Jo and Continue reading
A trip to Fortnum and Mason pre-Christmas had me chuckling over the Love Actually scene
And so I find myself in England for a few days. House hunting. How on earth did that happen?
I like these ivy balls, along with the burst of colour behind them
Out of the blue, Paul has been offered a new role in London. And after much Continue reading
Mixed daffodils and jonquils at Chapel House, Rydal
By some enormous stroke of good luck, a few days before the Daffodils at Rydal event, someone asked Paul what his favourite plants were. By even better luck, one of the three plants that came into his mind happened Continue reading
Wildflowers, grasses and glaciers at Lake Louise
Canadian summers are pretty short. Charlotte, a keen gardener from Edmonton, described to me the snow cover from November to March and the frost free growing season of Continue reading
Driftwood and shells on the beach at our hotel in Tlell
Sitting off the west coast of Canada, with Alaska in sight, is the beautiful Haida Gwaii. Consisting of approximately 150 islands, across a total landmass similar to Continue reading
Totem Poles at Stanley Park, Vancouver
Well, hello from Canada! I have definitely been very indulged; we’ve seen some incredible gardens here. We’ve also seen some amazing fauna, from bears and racoons to deer and squirrels.
I thought I’d Continue reading
View of the Opera House as we came in on the ferry
Constantly changing colours accentuate the amazing form of the building
Not to be content with fireworks at least 300 days of the year, each winter, Sydney presents ‘Vivid’: ‘a unique event of light, music and ideas’. Each year, I think, ‘it’s just a some Continue reading
Myriad of colours coat the pathway at ‘Wildwood’ garden, Bilpin; what wonderfully inspiring colour combinations nature provides
What a difference a week makes. Last weekend we were in shorts and t-shirts, enjoying a sunny 29 degrees and completely in denial that summer was (almost) over.
Seven days later and Continue reading
Cazneaux tree in the Flinders Ranges
The driest state in the driest continent. So goes the South Australia Tourist Board. And over Easter, Paul and I visited some of the driest towns in that state.
As a gardener Continue reading
