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Laugh, Set, Dispatch
Tall green spectators you served, I slipped an elbow dug into red clay what a racket laughter (mostly) in morning light some blood, but that’s love we declared at the tie-break and proceeded to second base (oops wrong sport) before – eventually – retiring to the clubhouse trophy room how jealous of the crowd to…
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Roses versus Heatwave
Mmmm slightly crispy petals, just the way any discerning mountain goat likes them. Let’s call it a draw for now, Summer is almost over (thankfully).
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From Dex to Death
humiliation leads to justification
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Aloneish
I sit with strangers / righteous zeal in song and sway / like the ancestors
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Tamarillo versus heatwave
Round one – heatwave!
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The Many Seedlings of Summer
It just occurred to me that despite not much going on the garden, there is in fact, heaps going on in the garden. Summer has hit Melbourne after what seemed like an endless cold and rainy Autumn. Today was 23° Celsius and Sunny, yesterday was 33°, next Tuesday 14th is 42°, Wednesday 41°, Thursday 43°…
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The First Gardening Survey for 2014
Results of the latest reader survey – Gardening is Great Because?
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Saving Broad Bean Seeds: Easy Seed Harvesting and Regrowth
Advice on how to save your own broad bean seeds to ensure you have a never ending supply for no cost!
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First Fruit on Almond Tree
First fruit from the Almond tree planted in Autumn 2011. There are some hungry possums hanging around the neighbourhood so let’s see how long it stays there.
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IKEA Giving Out Used Coffee Grounds!
Ever been to IKEA? Of course you have, of course you have. I think the first time I paged through an IKEA catalogue was in the early 80’s, and I’d go through it again and again deciding what I would put into my future house. Fill it up with all that stuff. Why would a…
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Out of Copyright
Far from Earth / a child asks / What’s a rainbow?’
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Coffee Grounds at the Festival of Ideas
Quick update folks – here is the video of my presentation at the Festival of Ideas 2013. I spoke about 3 things – my love of gardening, discovery of coffee grounds, and founding Ground to Ground. Overall I was happy with it. A couple of things to change for next time but on the whole…
