Archive for December, 2013


Do you have any gardening resolutions for 2014?

Mine are to:

  • grow less food (to eat as much but to waste less)

  • install a water feature (probably a half barrel)

  • stake my herbaceous plants earlier

  • thoroughly mulch my fruit bushes with well rotted manure

  • actively manage my compost bins, and

  • try to inspire some children and young people to get into gardening.

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aristonorganic

What are your resolutions?

May the year 2014 greet you with days as fragrant as roses, as colorful as rainbow, as bright as sunshine and as happy and cheerful as a lark.

 

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Square Foot Gardening

Get planning your veggy plot for 2014!

Here’s a handy guide to the numbers of food plants to grow per square foot. This is a useful technique for small food gardens or containers but can also be used in larger plots to ensure a mixture of veg in smaller quantities, so avoiding gluts.

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The Joy of Play

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I love playing with our kids and watching them as they create new worlds, discover simple pleasures and push physical boundaries. In play, they are brightly shining lights, beacons of now inviting me to join them and momentarily let go of my adult sensibilities.

I’ve become more attuned to the intrinsic benefits, beauty and magic of play in the last few years. Our favourite venues are outdoors and it seems that for the kids every excursion and each new setting are opportunities to let loose. This is a visual year in review with our star players.

In 2014, our plan is to keep on playing and make the most of priceless moments. Wherever you are, we hope you’ll join us for the joy of play.

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Here’s a brilliant (if labour intensive) way to recycle old plastic bottles- as roofing material!

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PicPost: Hi Polar

Following the popularity of my previous collections of recycling project pics, here is another batch.

First, furniture….

Next childrens’ stuff…..

Now some other useful garden structures……

And finally a couple of mega projects to really inspire!

Most of these pictures come from the very useful site 1001 pallets, so thanks to them and their contributors!

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PicPost: Snow man

Happy Christmas to all my blog followers!

PicPost: Rice weather we're having...

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