Thinking about making your garden a more monarch friendly? It’s currently prime time for monarchs in our part of New Zealand, and today kicks off …
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Durable DIY Painted Garden Markers and Plant Labels
These pretty DIY painted plant name labels are headed to the new garden, and I’m super excited! Despite being a cheap and fairly simple project, …
Perils and Plans for Gardening in Heavy Clay Soil
Heavy clay soil can make life in the garden difficult, but with the right plans, effort, amendments, and time, gardens can still survive and thrive. …
Our New Garden… Not So Green in Real Life!
Hello from our new house and new garden! We’re back on the bog at last! It has been quite a while my lovelies. Our moving …
Growing Swan Plant (Milkweed) for Monarchs
If you are keen to help monarch butterflies, why not add a butterfly-friendly buffet to your garden by growing swan plants for monarch caterpillars? Swan …
Leaf Scorch and Wind Desiccation Damage
Leaf scorch isn’t just an issue for hot dry conditions. Recent extreme weather has turned our region into brown crinkly landscape of discoloured and fallen …
Free Seed Information Label Templates
In our post about seed packaging, storage, and labelling I promised follow-on freebie for recording information on seed packets. Here are four free seed label …
Organised Seed Storage, Packaging, and Labelling
Whether you’re buying, gathering, or swapping seeds, the basics of seed storage are fairly straightforward. Actually keeping things organised can be a whole different story! …
How to Keep a Garden Journal
Thinking about starting a garden journal? Have a journal that needs a refresh? Struggling with staying motivated? We’ve put together a comprehensive overview of ideas on …
Tips for Propagating from Stem Cuttings
Propagating stem cuttings is one of my favourite ways to grow free plants from my existing garden. It’s an easy propagation method (and fun for …