by Steve | Dec 1, 2009 | Book Reviews
I recently had dinner with my sister and hatched a ‘brilliant’ plan. My sister is a teacher and works in a childcare centre. She was chatting to me about the potatoes she recently grew with the children and how excited they all were by the success. I...
by Steve | Nov 20, 2009 | Book Reviews
Last weekend I spent a very enjoyable 3 hours in this bookstore. Florilegium is the kind of place that carries every conceivable garden book under the sun. And then there’s all the wonderful books you couldn’t conceive of but that someone else has! Its a...
by Steve | Nov 17, 2009 | Bulbs
I love getting mail. Love it. And what could be more exciting than getting garden related mail? Not much I say. Today marked the safe arrival, in the mail, of my latest bulb purchase – Albuca spiralis. These bulbs are from South Africa and have the odd habit of...
by Steve | Nov 10, 2009 | Book Reviews
A beautiful coffee table book covering the extraordinary garden that is Chatsworth. Thoroughly engrossing with plenty of detail about the history of the property (which is long and illustrious) and the improvements made by the Duchess of Devonshire during her 50 plus...
by Steve | Nov 5, 2009 | Home Gardening, Indoor Plants
Depending on your age you might just cringe at the thought of going down this gardening path but bear with me as I think it has merit. If you’re in the younger Gen Y category then you’ll probably be discovering terrariums for the first time. I met a very...