Timely, sort of. My birthday was this weekend, and we had a bunch of people over. Our friends rule.
So yeah, latest update in the garden: a brand new row of hedges along the driveway. Not just any hedges, but super fancy baby banksias. Continue reading »
I cleaned up our mixed border, which meant I could finally move on to the fun part: new plants!
The first place I hit up was Plants of Tasmania Nursery, to scout out interesting natives. Their website has a full list of plants they carry, plus descriptions and links to photos, which I found invaluable when figuring out which plants I wanted and what would work best for each spot. Continue reading »
I ask a lot of questions in the garden. What is this? How do I take care of it? Do I have the right tools for this task? Will this space ever stop looking horribly amateur? Even as I’m doing good work, like clearing overgrowth or carrying out badly-needed pruning, I still can’t help but feel like I’m wrecking what was built from years of passion and nurturing and turning it into a junk heap. Continue reading »
