Category Archives: garden design

Thank you very mulch…

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

Just when I thought I’d make a blogging comeback, yet another camera has died. So my apologies for the lack of photos of utterly riveting recent events like… Home brewing engineer-style (it’s precise, it’s methodical, it’s taking off) The long-awaited … Continue reading →

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Guerrilla Gardening

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Our little block is right next to a railway station. Hence: (a)  I wake up at 5:45am with the first train each day (and with the intention of doing yoga…). (b) I am lucky enough to be able to leave the … Continue reading →

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We wanna we wanna we wanna wee!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

…”If you don’t stop for us, we’ll do it on the bus!” went the chant on the old school bus. Well, we wanna bit of worm wee! And worm poo for that matter. So I got to work and emptied … Continue reading →

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Ye olde yogurt tubbe

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

I have never quite got around to regularly making my own yogurt. Tried a couple of times and it tasted OK, but it hasn’t become part of my routine. One of the reasons is that here in SA we are … Continue reading →

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Steps in my Spring…

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

“Success” on our weekends tends to be measured in major infrastructure projects. This month I have been keen to build, install and plant ALL the backyard garden beds in one hit (more below) but life has, as usual, got in … Continue reading →

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