It seems I just can’t help myself when we go to Sunday Market – if I see a plant which really appeals, then I’ve just got to have it.   It’s only later I have to work out just where the poor plant is going to find space in my garden! This week’s find was a varigated [...]

Last weekend, we finally had some real rain here in Melbourne.   Some parts of the city had tennis ball sized hailstones, and many cars were damaged beyond repair.   Luckily, my suburb just had very heavy rain, with thunder and lightening. Afterwards you could almost see the plants smiling happily as they soaked up the water.   [...]

Although I keep saying that I won’t add any more plants to my garden until Autumn, when they’ll at least have a chance of some rain, I still add them!   Guess I just love new plants. This time, I just added a few small annuals, snapdragons, pansies, and lobelia.   The poor lobelia certainly doesn’t seem [...]

This doesn’t need any more words from me………