by Steve | Dec 3, 2010 | Favourite Plants, Home Gardening
Care to take a guess at what this is? If you guessed some type of moss then I’m sorry but you’re wrong. If you’ve read my previous blogs on bromeliads and guessed some type of tillandsia then I’m sorry but you’re still wrong (extra...
by Steve | Nov 26, 2010 | Bulbs, Favourite Plants, Home Gardening
I am an absolute sucker for virtually any type of bulb. In the past 12 months I have given into my addiction and started up a collection. I’m limited in what I can try as I don’t have any real garden beds (I live on the 5th floor). Instead everything...
by Steve | Aug 8, 2010 | Bulbs, Home Gardening
This week my bulbs arrived. Call me crazy but when I opened the box and saw all the little bundles my heart quickened and I got such a rush. I just love bulbs and can’t resist anything a bit unusual. Recently I discovered a grower who sells some pretty cool...
by Steve | Jun 7, 2010 | Garden Shows, Home Gardening
The Australian Open Gardens scheme is a fantastic system which sees over 600 gardens opened to the public around the nation. Recently I’ve been making an effort to go and see some each weekend. Following are pictures from two of my favourites… The first...
by Steve | May 30, 2010 | Home Gardening
They say it takes all sorts but when I saw these swan pots in a country nursery recently I found it hard to imagine them ever selling. I suppose you could argue that they are an improvement on the tyre swans which graced many gardens during the 80s…but only...
by Steve | Feb 6, 2010 | Bromeliads, Home Gardening, Indoor Plants
Really, can you ever have enough terrariums? Naturally Mike thinks YES but well I just can’t help myself… I have been wanting a ‘goldfish bowl’ terrarium for ages but baulked at the price of them in florist shops. However when I found this...
