Sustainability Starts With Love

I want to show you a few foods and flowers that are growing in our biodiverse, fairly wild, organic garden. It really is a blessing to be able to grow your own and in the almost thirteen years that we have lived here, we have not imported any soils for raised beds etc … all … Continue reading Sustainability Starts With Love

The Prettiness Of Erigeron

The beautiful erigeron is starting to make itself at home in our organic country. I introduced it a few years ago.. This fairy tale plant always reminds me of beautiful gardens in England and of the talented British ‘plantswoman’, Edna Walling, who influenced and designed so many noted and beautiful gardens in Australia, where I … Continue reading The Prettiness Of Erigeron

Recording ~ The Truth Isn’t Always Beautiful

This is the recording of the blog article "The Truth Is Not Always Beautiful", written in 2015 ... https://www.clubhouse.com/room/PYQ301Lv?utm_source=clubhouse&utm_medium=share_room&utm_campaign=sQnHQnbkR9lOizfv1vhy7g-27770 Recorded during a session on Clubhouse in 2021, the recording is accessible to listen to on any device: https://www.clubhouse.com/room/PYQ301Lv?utm_source=clubhouse&utm_medium=share_room&utm_campaign=sQnHQnbkR9lOizfv1vhy7g-27770 Thank you for helping to spread awareness of the need for a more sustainably stewarded planet. Mindfully, … Continue reading Recording ~ The Truth Isn’t Always Beautiful

The Whites Of The Garden

The whites are coming … There are two types of white-flowering rambling rose in our garden and they’re popping open this week. For the glorious purity and grace of the moment, we also have white “mock orange” and some other white plants in bloom at the moment. The white lupins and white viola are amongst … Continue reading The Whites Of The Garden

Vegetable Garden Musings on Earth Day 2021

Organic is best! Today is Earth Day. Yesterday I planted out the roots of parsley, from a supermarket pot of many stems, into the bed that my son had spread compost onto, before he returned to University a couple of weeks ago. The lupin nearby will be making the soil rich with nitrogen. The rhubarb … Continue reading Vegetable Garden Musings on Earth Day 2021

Keep Calm At Christmas

We heard the news last night, of greater restrictions across the United Kingdom.This has been a year of all sorts of uncertainty, changed plans, upheaval, disappointment ... and it has also held blessings.Now, we must decide what it is that we shall focus on. Each day we have the opportunity to choose what it is … Continue reading Keep Calm At Christmas

The World Needs Authenticity

This is a message to everyone, no matter your background, status or creed ... The world needs leaders and influencers to be authentic right now. Drop the fake and start showing up as real human beings. Our children and our young adults are in need of seeing what really makes life worthwhile and how we … Continue reading The World Needs Authenticity

Make An Impact

How are you handling the ups and downs, the ins and outs, the yin and the yang, the black and the white of life? 🤍 . Are you learning and growing? 🤍 . Are you practising new skills? 🤍 . Are you looking for ways to extend yourself a little beyond your comfort zone each … Continue reading Make An Impact