Yearly Archives: 2015

Labour Weekend

We started off our Labour Weekend with a garden walk to admire all the work that we have put in over the past 3 years to make it what it is today. Spring time certainly is a great time for reflection!

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Spirit of Spring

For a while it felt like Spring was in the air but now it seems to be hiding a little bit with all this rain and wind. That doesn’t seem to have stopped the daffodils from growing however! We’ve had lots of friends and family over, as well as many of the guests staying at […]

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Gumboot Time

It is Gumboot time! The grounds are well soaked and there is still heavy rain coming down at the moment. The first few daffodils are braving the weather and we will soon see more. Hopefully in time for the Cancer society’s annual Daffodil Day fundraiser at the end of August. This is a great time […]

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Colour Me Autumn

Autumn Garden

You can’t beat autumn for the great display of colours. It is a beautiful sunny day today and having the blue sky as a backdrop to the red colours of the leaves is amazing. The roses are almost finished, but with the abundance of rain we are having some are still giving us their last […]

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Truly Monarch

What would life be like if you could eat everyday until you are full to bursting and at then suddenly become light enough to just fly away? That is what I am observing in the garden this month. The swan plants which I grew in the tunnel house from September onwards have been planted outdoors […]

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Summer is Here!

Heron

Wow what great holiday weather we are having at the moment! I make a bit of an effort to do some watering in the early morning and again at night for the garden, but things are really rocketing out of the ground so to speak. We are having several of our children over at regular […]

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