Spring gardening – warm one day – wet and cold the next – but not complaining. Nothing worse for North Otago to go into Summer after a dry Spring. I have been enjoying the Blossom, Bulbs, sun and bees, while planting out bedding and perennial plants on warm days and Continue Reading
Rockvale Stone and Garden
September – the season of new beginnings and some beautiful early Spring days experienced here in North Otago over the last week, to enco urage buds to swell and burst, birds to get busy buildings nests and newborn lambs enjoy a warm welcome. Slower to start here this year, but Continue Reading
Rockvale Stone & Garden
Some days during the last week were best spent inside while our home was Grandchildren filled – with more than one coughing and sniffing. But I did sneak out from time to time while the sun shone, to take hardwood cuttings and pot up the cuttings already rooted from those Continue Reading
Mud and more mud….
plus soggy leaves. After the rain last week, lawns are holding a lot of moisture, needing as much sun and airing as possible to firm them up again – raking leaves off grass is a must. Miles of wet leaf cover will be blocking much needed light and in shady Continue Reading
Rockvale Stone & Garden
June already! With snow soon on the Kakanuis and the shortest day just around the corner, I am once again wearing thermals, gloves and woolly socks as leaves still fall and temperatures drop. Now that Winter has begun, many gardeners will get the mulch on, then walk away until Spring Continue Reading