Green……

Filed under: Garden — carolinemargaret at 11:28 pm on Saturday, June 12, 2010

Is it moss?  Is it algae?  Who knows, but it looks good.  At least I think so.  Today as I gazed at my neglected garden through the laundry room window I noticed some green on a terracotta pot.  The green growth, to me, looks beautiful and interesting.  It says “I’m not a little garden in […]

Time to tend the garden

Filed under: Food,Garden — carolinemargaret at 1:00 pm on Sunday, February 7, 2010

Well about 3 months ago I build and planted my first ever vege garden and it has brought me much satisfaction. I (should say we, me and hubbie) have eaten heaps of courgettes, lettuce and spinach, a couple of tomatoes and bop choy.  My Brassicas (broccoli and cauli) have been a bit disappointing and I’m, […]

You’re a mug if you pay retail!

Filed under: Garden,shopping — carolinemargaret at 2:20 pm on Saturday, November 7, 2009

Today I checked out one of the local Saturday markets in my fair city of Manukau.  I was on the hunt for plants and was determined to get a bargain.  And I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to get some lovely plants for my garden a lot cheaper than at the warehouse, […]