Cornwall is bordered by sea on three sides and all the while that the wind is coming from it, enjoys some protection from extremes of cold and heat. Earlier this week it was coming overland, from east north-east, and it was pretty chilly. Not much was happening in the garden before it turned cold, even…
Six on Saturday – 3/2/2018
My seven weeks in Oz is now, sadly, a fast receding memory. On my last day I did a bit of gardening. The Strelitzia nicolae was getting very tall and leaning against the neighbour's fence. It suckers freely so it's a case of taking out one or two of the tallest stems each year. Sadly…
Six on Saturday – 27/1/2018
Flying home tomorrow. Hey ho, all good things must come to an end. And back to who knows what. I have a fair idea, gleaned from The Propagator and all the other contributors to six on saturday. One. This will definitely be my last post from Australia. Having been here seven weeks I am beginning…
Six on Saturday – 20/1/2018
I've gone to the end and come back up here to roll the credits before the film starts because I know most of you will switch off at the end of the pictures, not that I blame you. This is my contribution to Six on Saturday, a meme hosted by The Propagator, who will have…
Six on Saturday – 13/1/2018
Away from my own Cornish garden as I am, down under in a Queensland summer, (38°C today) I'm finding more to nourish my horticultural leanings in the remaining wild areas around here than in gardens, public or private, as good as some of them are. One place I have returned to on several occasions is Mt. Mee.…
Six on Saturday – 6/1/2018
One of the advantages of being in Oz is that I can write a post at 6:30 Sunday morning and still be in time for Saturday in the UK. A couple of times this week I drove our host to the station for his commute into Brisbane to work, passing by a very nice garden…
Six on Saturday – 30/12/2017
The last post of the year. I feel like I should make an extra effort but the season's festivities have taken their toll. Yesterday we visited Maleny Botanic garden, which was very interesting, but full of exotics. I could do six from there, but instead I'm going to give you six indigenous plants to end…
Six on Saturday – 23/12/2017
Two days after midwinter and two days until Christmas and we've had a week in the low to mid 30's. When I was out in the midday sun yesterday I was casting no shadow. Phew! For someone who has worked in horticulture and gardened in the UK all their lives, one of the pleasures of…
Six on Saturday – 16/12/2017
We're running at around 32°C by day and 20°C by night. Can't believe we've been here a week. Our host's garden is a modest affair, as are most gardens in the very many new housing developments hereabouts. All the houses are single storey, so have a big footprint, not leaving a lot of room for…
Six on Saturday – 9/12/2017
Maisie decided I needed some help. Not with the gardening, help to make the blog more appealing in difficult times. What is it with cats and grasses. One. Rhododendron 'Merganser'. This is the only Rhododendron we have left now, other than a couple of deciduous Azaleas and, come to think of it, a couple of…
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