When we head into the city, we usually park at Federation Square….it is central to where we go, and it is an easy jump to get on the freeway. Ages ago, we noticed a garden on the top level, but had never taken the time to check it out…until last weekend. We have resurrected our […]
Ever wished your plants could tell you how they are feeling? That they could tell you that they need more water, less water…more sunshine, more shade… Now they can with this clever little gadget…the Parrot Flower Power! It is a wireless sensor that monitors your plants’ health, and sends alerts directly to any Bluetooth Smart […]
We had an extra feature when we moved into this house over a year ago…a ready to be planted veggie patch! However, all that time has gone by, and we hadn’t planted anything. However, it was being used by our youngest furkid as a place to bury her Kongs (dog toy filled with frozen mince […]
Today, we woke to find that Melbourne has recorded the coldest morning in 16 years! The sun is shining deceptively bright, but the thermometer shows otherwise….it apparently was 2.4C in the city at 6am, but then dropped even further to 1.4C at 7.33am! This temperature equals the last time it was this cold…which was way […]
If you love gardening or love dreaming about what you could create…or like me, not a gardener but appreciate a beautiful garden…. you must make a trip down the highway to visit Van Loon’s Nursery in Wallington, VIC. Located about 20 mins from Geelong, Van Loon’s is an icon in this area! We have been […]
Our summer has been really weird this year….either cooler then it should be, or waaaayyy hotter then it should be…no nice balmy summer days and night. Its like Mother Nature is having fun turning the heating switch up to full blast every couple of weeks and watching us all wilt…humans, animals and plants… And now […]
Today, I went to something I have been wanting to for years…a High Tea! Well, I went more as a spectactor…and official photographer…as my food allergies prevented me from sampling all the food delights…but more on that another time! I went with a group of girls to the High Tea at The Gables in Malvern […]
It is so nice to have colour in the gardens now! And with the rains we have had over the last month, everything is lush and growing like mad…although my husband is cursing about how quickly the lawn is growing! I think flowers are like nature’s paintbrush, adding splashes of colour amongst the green foliage. […]