This explains everything…Mercury is Retrograde…I should have known:)
For about 10 days I have been struggling with a feeling of lethargy, a bit like walking through molasses while trying to climb an invisible Mount Everest, insomnia, computer troubles – nothing seeming to want to work: Why my new autoresponder is not working (working frantically behind the scenes to fix this glitch) Why the [...]
Now Thats What I call A Salad!!
The lazy days of summer are still lingering but the nights are drawing in quickly and it’s dark before you know it. Autumn is here and winter is fast approaching, not the time of year to be thinking of salads or is it?? Well, yes it is, because a little fact I didn’t know before [...]
I Have A Dream
As you know when we first saw ‘our’ piece of paradise it gave me a very very clear ‘picture’ in my minds eye of exactly what I needed to do for this unkempt piece of land. We have been slowly turning that mental picture into reality over the last few years and it has not [...]
An Ambitious Project : The Self Sowing Garden
This year just before the onset of Spring I got to planning my crop rotation for the vegetable growing season in front of me. While I was drooling errr I mean pouring over heirloom seed catalogues I got to thinking about the nature of heirloom seeds and their ability not only to set seed but [...]
The Victorian Language of Flowers
Roses are red, Violets are blue… I know their meaning, so do you??? Today, we all know the significance of receiving a single red rose, it’s message clearly conveying passion and love but, if you received a yellow or a lilac rose would you know what it means??? In the Victorian era, a whole new [...]
Holy COW!! Mia’s a Mummy!!
Talk about surprises, I was bleary eyed this morning when I went to let Flynn out of his bed in the laundry. I always look out of the window and survey the paddock, I didn’t realise I did this until later today, but every morning I look out and scan the paddock to see all [...]
Watch This Space
I wanted to share with you the ideas I have for this site, to make it even better for you all. I know how difficult and often overwhelming learning a new skill can be. And I want you to enjoy your organic gardening experience and grow the healthiest plants possible, after all Mother nature intended [...]
Happy New Year..2010 WOW!!
A BIG Thank you to you all for your support and appreciation of this site. You cannot know what it means to me that you are enjoying and finding the information here and in the garden tips useful. I am looking forward to the New Year and all the new features I have planned for [...]
The Serious Health Dangers of Potting & Seed Raising Mix
Important Life Saving Information IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR GARDENERS Your health may be at risk from bagged products like seed raising mix, compost, potting mix and animal manures. These products contain LIVE bacterias which if inhaled can cause serious conditions like Legionnaires’ disease. The bags of potting mix, seed raising mix, compost and animal manures create [...]
What is Happening With Our Weather??
It’s very nearly officially ‘Summer’ and I don’t think we have started ‘spring’ yet, some nights it has been SO cold I have lit our wood burner, and I am still attached to my icebreakers!! For the last three days we have had non stop rain showers, some so heavy the rain drops sound like [...]

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