Work in the citrus orchard

Our citrus orchard hasn’t had a renewed mulch cover for a few years and it was looking very sad.  It has been incredibly dry here for quite some time now so it was definitely time to remulch the orchard.  My husband got a load of eucalyptus fines in the back of the ute and we…

A place for contemplation

I was walking down to the shops in the village when I spotted this sculpture.  I don’t know why I haven’t noticed it before.  It is just outside the village church. Perhaps the sculpture is new.  I had noticed the garden when it was being constructed but not the sculpture.  The box on the pole…

A project that has taken a while to get started

We were about to get our driveway resurfaced but before doing that we had to do something about the area at the side of the house.  Originally there was a hedge up against the house and there were some untreated railway sleepers.  When we had the house checked by the Pest Control people, many years…

Gardening. . . .pass it on.

Just look at those industrious children. I remember as a child enjoying the fruits of my dad’s labour. Delicious raspberries, blackcurrants, strawberries and apples. (Don’t know who my hairdresser was!) The house next door played a part in our childhood and my siblings and I have many fond memories of the next door neighbours.  They…

Tuesday travels. . . . . Pitmedden Garden, Aberdeenshire

While staying at Stonefold’s Farm Cottages we took the opportunity to visit the historic garden at Pitmedden, in Aberdeenshire, which was established in 1675 by Sir Alexander Seton who wanted a garden that was in the fashion of Versailles in France. The garden, owned by the National Trust of Scotland, is enclosed by high stone walls. The garden…

An unknown rose. . . .can you help?

Recently we purchased a climbing rose at a garden centre. The rose only cost $5 as it was missing its identification tag. We know it is a climber but had no idea what colour until it bloomed recently. The colour here looks pink but is is more a mauve colour. My sister has a beautiful…