Category Archives: Gardening
When the leek crop fails
Liz can fit them all in one slim vase: I can photograph them. Then I can have my way with them.
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Tomatillos turning into seed
These photos show our tomatillos turning into seed for next year. First the fruit, still in its green container, starting to decay. Next, the container has lost its ‘flesh’, leaving a lacy cage for the fruit, which is starting to … Continue reading
Poor man’s sunflowers
Last year we grew Jerusalem artichokes for the first time. They looked good in the garden with their height, lush foliage and cheerful yellow flowers that looked like a poor man’s sunflower or a large daisy on stilts. The plant … Continue reading
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Good year for spring flowers
Liz has excelled herself in getting a good range of flowers in the Martinborough garden and the weather this spring seems to have helped the process. Here are a few examples (all can be clicked to enlarge them):
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Spring has sprung
During spring our property in Martinborough is an exciting place to return to each weekend. Everything, including daffodils, is busting out all over. It’s quite a contrast to our place in Ngaio, Wellington, where most of the vegetation is New … Continue reading
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