Category: DIY
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Jelina’s Magnolia has kicked off an early Spring

Jelina loves Magnolia flowers. Though she’s away studying at the moment, her magnolia is in full bloom in the garden
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The trees know it’s Spring
It’s that amazing time of year when seemingly dead sticks burst into flower and the dull, Winter garden becomes a riot of colour. For the trees, it’s all about reproduction but or us it’s about beauty and the promise of fruit. Our Sicilian Nectarine, Unknown Nectarine and Plum tree are positively radiant in their new…
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Life always finds a way
While walking on an expanse of empty gravel this sunny afternoon, I noticed a glint of light and a splash of green. Moving closer, I found that I’d spotted a ‘natural’, spontaneous, greenhouse! A collection of small plants are happily growing in the protective shelter of a piece of discarded plastic. What a beautiful example…
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Fragments and weirding part #2

Nearly every day I get out and about and chat with people. Out this way, conversation usually turns to the weather, plants or animals. Country folk tend to be an observant lot and for many of them, their livelihood depends on watching the weather.
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Last week in Ligaya Garden #5
So much is happening, both here and outhere in the big world that we thought it worth doing a little catchup every Sunday and publish it on a Monday, Oz time. All of the posts will be listed here on this page for your elucidation and convenience. Another week with very changeable weather. I’ve started…

