Winter is coming?? or so they say…
Autumn continues with no sign of Winter's approach. Some seasonal chilly nights in April have morphed into several more balmy weeks, with hardly a drop of wind or rain. The "Anything Garden" is still proudly displaying its Summer glory, with...
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The Green Drought…3rd time lucky ( I hope)
Computers and I are not very compatible. This is my 3rd attempt at this blog, the last 2 were eaten by the computer when I asked it to publish. I have very poor internet here and it turns itself off...
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Summer, the highs and lows…
It's always important to look on the bright side of things, so I shall list the good things about the current weather in the garden..... The weeds are dying of their own accord, or alternatively deeply unhappy, thus easier to...
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Gardening with the heater on…
It's amazing how quickly things change. We sat through, and possibly revelled in the wettest December in living memory. How then , a few weeks later can we be despairing of the dry! The heat is the answer, that nasty...
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February Open Day
Grassroots Roses & Perennials Garden tours and plant sales Open Saturday February 9th, 2019 10am to 4pm Admission FREE We have two lovely gardens to peruse in a tranquil farm setting. With the main rose garden featuring over 600 heritage...
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Merry Christmas and all that weather!
A belated Christmas greeting to all. The weather this month has been ….interesting ...to say the least. We have clocked up 120 mils these last few days, and that's on top of several other hundred (or so it seems) in...
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Breathe again now !
We have lived through the last of our Spring Open Weekends! The weather Gods were are a little unkind this weekend, but many braved the rain and there were several fine periods for those with lucky timing. As we were...
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Spring is in full swing!
Open days Well, the first open weekend is done and dusted. Our fears of a no-show have been allayed, the weather Gods smiled on us and all attendees, and everyone seemed interested in the garden. Sales of roses and perennials...
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By the pricking of my thumbs…
...rose season this way comes. As August draws to a close , we've been rushing around trying to sign winter in the garden off with a bit of a spray and general tidy up among the rose beds. I'm not...
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We’re hitting the social media!
Call me old fashioned...or heritage if you prefer? but I've never taken to the social media craze...I've never had a facebook page, or twittered or anything cool like that. My daughter, Alice, who runs our Weiti Stables business these days,...
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A new side to the business is looming…
I have spent my life self employed in various "homemade"businesses. The first I started at 14, a pony ride business with a sign painted on an old bed head proclaiming "PONY RIDES 30c". I made over $100 that summer traipsing...
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Some observations about making roses cuttings
At this time of year (well the last couple of months really) there are so many columns in papers and magazines about making cuttings of things, especially it appears, of roses. I sometimes wonder if these various authors have ever...
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Home and Away
I've been extremely slack on the blogging front lately. No excuses, just slack. Last month I had a super holiday in Banks peninsula with my sister at her new property at Port Levy. My daughter came along for the road...
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February/March, The Big Hot…..or not!!
OMG how can this happen 2 summers in a row?? Rain, rain and more rain. The garden definitely thinks it's Spring again, I'll be very surprised if a heap of the once flowerers don't flower again like several did last...
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Prayers galore being answered…
Well, my wet dreams came true!!! I collected 88 mils of rain in the gauge last weekend, the majority of it (70 mil) fell in peaceful bounty from the sky, gently at first, then with more intensity for a bit....
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All appendages crossed…
The weather forecast is looking promising for the start of 2018, offering a week of Northerly rain and showers. Welcome would be the understatement of the season if it eventuates. Moisture levels in the garden and on the farm are...
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Playing in the garden…
In November it is a great time to "play" in the garden. Don't get me wrong, there is so much to do there is definitely no time to play, but play I do...first there is the constant up close looking that...
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