There are plenty of words of wisdom about the garden. I pick a choice selection.
Petrol station gardens of SA Pt I
Edna Walling be damned; Exxon Mobil be lifted.
Frostwatch II: Ornamental
Second post in a series on the finer points of frost tolerance. This one deals with ornamental plants.
The Garden and Work
The two have been like chalk & cheese forever, but the work-from-home revolution is changing that.
West Coast Days II
Welcome to West Coast 2020 – land of sand- & salt-singed Agaves, where boogie boards rest against besser bricks & frayed wicker chairs. Much love.
Frostwatch I: Fruit & vegetables
First post in a series on the finer points of frost tolerance. This one deals with fruit & vegetables.
Frostwatch intro: AntiDegrees
Winter is here and the frost is cranking up. Frostwatch is a series of posts on the frost tolerance of various plants, based on my own observations.
West Coast Days
Series of unearthed photos showing SA’s Mid Coast in its unpretentious glory. Smell the kiosk seafood. Best viewed with late-60s Beach Boys.
Welcome
The blog has landed.
Tomatoes - Russet Mite Wars Pt I
How are you going in your daily war against Tomato Russet Mite?
Break in the Break?
A lot of us need a break. Around April/May SA gardeners talk about The Break. But Breaks don't seem like they used to.
On the outer: Yesterday's heroes
Superstar plants of the 1980s; now in the hotter weather not so hot.
Garden Polymath cases in point
From suit pruning to wheelbarrow phone holders - how far would you go?
The ties that bind
Gardening - a whole lot of tying sh!t up!
Raising the stakes
Gardening is increasingly vertical. So you need the materials to get you there.
ScorchWatch I: Veggies
First post in a series on extreme heat tolerance, focusing on the vegetable garden.
ScorchWatch Intro: Degrees
Some like it hot; some like it extremely hot. Find out more about some plants thriving at the extreme end of the spectrum.
Spotlight on: Salvia guaranitica
Salvia guaranitica - the Copacabana of flowering plants.