The sun does not shine for a few trees, and flowers, but for the wide world's joy. The lonely pine on the mountain-top waves its sombre...

One thing I love about living in Canberra are the frosts.   In Adelaide we perhaps got one or two frosts around my bi...

On New Year's Day my girls and I planted seeds in our new garden. You can see their homes on the right in the picture above,...

Agapanthus just bursting into bud in my back garden How have you been enjoying your 12 days of Christmas? We have enjoyed: ...

Break open a cherry tree and there are no flowers, but the spring breeze brings forth myriad blossoms.  ~Ikkyu Sojun There are a nu...

How often do you take time to sit back and watch, simply admiring the beauty of a growing plant and observing and taking particular note of ...

Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to ...