Our garden is in full bloom right now. As the weather begins to heat up the flowers are working extra hard to produce seeds so don’t feel bad about picking the beautiful blooms;…

After a long break travelling overseas in the UK I am back in Aotearoa and have permanently moved to the Wairarapa. I experienced a terribly cold winter in places that barely had any…

We’ve had a fairly dreary week in Wellington with many drizzly spring showers. Whilst it can be quite frustrating gardening in the rain for days in a row these warm spring rains make…

We have been living in the countryside for the past week and really enjoying all the new growth and foraging opportunities that spring is bringing. Being surrounded by chickweed, nettles, puha, and oxalis,…

Spring is in full swing here in the Wairarapa and the Daffodil Festival has been and gone along with a few warm thunderstorms and many warm days spent in the sun. Being able…

It is the beginning of spring in New Zealand; the days are getting longer, the sun feels a little warmer, and there are cheery daffodils flourishing in the warmth. The river banks are…