Other plants

Coffee and I have a bad romance. Frankly, we have not been getting along for a while. I want it, but makes me far too jittery and encourages me to consume more sugar. So I have switched to herbal tea.

I’m a big planner. I love knowing exactly what I need to do next. Like Hannibal from the A-Team…

The last few weeks I have been going potty. I’ve been deciding when to pot and when to plant?

I belong to a busy household of five which means regular visits to my clothesline. It is a bit of an awkward space, a narrow strip between my compost bins and my greenhouse and I would love to give it a little something extra. I’m inspired to plant a selection of scented plants, so when …

This year, I’m planting smarter. I’m planning perennial plant swaps for some of my annual edibles.

People ‘over-produce’ pollution because they are not paying for the costs of dealing with it.

My front raised garden beds are a disaster right now. the last few months, I have been tearing my hair out, trying to come up with a new garden design for my front garden.

Currently, there’s the antique oak secretaire cabinet and writing desk that I am lusting over, plus a vintage MGB convertible, a lamp made from a large Bailer shell and a collection of vintage apothecary jars and skeleton keys. Recently, I found a gorgeous vintage teak reclining garden chair.

In 2012, I occupied the dinky, weird little space at the back of my property and declared it my greenhouse. As you can see, it was a somewhat underwhelming space.

You could say my fennel and artichokes have a bit of an aphid problem. So I was tempted to brew up my homemade, garlic and soap natural plant-based bug spray and start squirting.

A few weeks ago, it was Winter down under. I made my two dollar ollas! I hope you’ve had a chance to make some too. In this post, I’ll show you how I use ollas in my garden.

I don’t like English Spinach. Perhaps because I’m not inclined to sado-masochism. It all starts nicely enough…

You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food. Paul Prudhomme Australians chuck out over two billion dollars worth of fresh food each year.

After a few chilly days, a warm sunny day arrived! I threw open my windows and waited for that sweet sea breeze to weave its way through the house. But a few moments later….ewwwww.

We are now into our third week of lockdown and my plans to expand my backyard and improve my garden have hit a bit of a snag. My pea hay delivery guy has been prevented from delivering due to the current police roadblocks that prevent travel between rural areas in Western Australia.

As I write it is April 2020 and it seems most of the world has gone to ground in response to the COVID 19 pandemic.

Learning how to compost isn’t difficult at all, and I think it should be considered an essential life skill. Like tying your own shoes, or putting on a duvet cover. I adore compost because it is the very transformation of something worthless into something wonderful, which I find downright inspirational!

“But when from a long distant past nothing subsists, after the people are dead, after the things are broken and scattered, still, alone, more fragile, but with more vitality, more unsubstantial, more persistent, more faithful, the smell and taste of things remain poised a long time, like souls, ready to remind us, waiting and hoping …

Now the cooler weather has arrived, I have been getting busy in the greenhouse. Until fairly recently, my seed raising success has been patchy at best.

We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm. ~ Winston Churchill Hello my pretties… You know how much I love a bargain. Yes, almost as much as I love worms.

I’m a healthy, but not a very sporty person. I don’t really get into team sports or events and I would rather do a beehive inspection naked than go to the football or cricket. The last time I worked out with a personal trainer, I suspected he was indulging some sick sadist fantasy and trying …

You spent ages preparing your seedlings and now, weeks later, there’s not a sweet green shoot to greet you. I know how devastating that feeling is!

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” ~ Benjamin Franklin A few weeks ago, my Dad gifted me something wonderful.

I know grown adults who eat the exact same meals, day in, day out, while loudly declaring plant-based lifestyles as boring!

I adore cultured coconut yoghurt and eat it almost every day! It is just so damned versatile, yet, so damned expensive. At my local supermarket, it’s over $20 a kilo for the organic coconut yoghurt.

No matter where you live, chances are you are always keen to try and make your home much more liveable. There is plenty that will go into trying to make that happen, and whatever it is that you might have tried before you will want to make sure that you are approaching this in the …

“It takes a lot of skill to be able to grow food sustainably. Its an art form. We need to raise agriculture up to another different level like they do in Europe where farmers are on the same level as engineers and doctors… because the food that we eat is the most important thing in …

I’m the first to admit, I’m a massive bit of a nerd. I love my technology. But sometimes, low-tech solutions deliver the most elegant, beautiful solution to a problem.

For the last decade, I have been dying my hair to cover my multiplying grey hairs. Last year, I decided to stop, and embrace my grey hair. So I determined to align with my holistic, organic approach to my lifestyle and quit dousing my scalp in chemicals twice a month.

The school holidays are upon us and so far, it has been lovely clear sunny weather, despite a bit of a chill about.

“My only desire is an intimate infusion with nature, and the only fate I wish is to have worked and lived in harmony with her laws.” ~ Claude Monet

Growing plants is a fascinating and uncomplicated activity. Today it is impossible to imagine a yard without flowers, bushes, and trees. They are all living organisms with which we sometimes have problems.

People are always trying something new or unusual. And so it is in our case, many people want to compare moss and grass as lawns or as ornamental plants. Here you will learn everything about these two plants.

These days, the lawn is an integral part of every yard. Homeowners try to make their lawns as beautiful and well-maintained as possible. For this purpose, grass is often used, which has several benefits.

So much has been said about Water Lily and Lotus. But nevertheless, not a single page on the web gives a complete answer to the question of the difference between these plants. We have to collect the information bit by bit to determine all the aspects that distinguish them. I created this article to make …