Raising the flag for Australia Day!
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Leaf propogation
Leaf propagation maybe slow but it's a joy to watch them grow! A quick pic of some of my very, very young babies!
Sunday, 18 May 2014
Hey all!
Long time no see!
Since myself and my husband have been on the ' lite n easy' diet our veggie garden has been producing great things for everyone else but us!
It seemed a shame not to put the poly tunnel to good use so we have turned it into a propagating area for succulents!
I'm not sure if I will keep this blog going as the facebook page for my succulents is really my blog!
https://www.facebook.com/TheSucculentCollection?ref=hl
If you want to follow The Succulent Collection just like the Facebook page!
Long time no see!
Since myself and my husband have been on the ' lite n easy' diet our veggie garden has been producing great things for everyone else but us!
It seemed a shame not to put the poly tunnel to good use so we have turned it into a propagating area for succulents!
I'm not sure if I will keep this blog going as the facebook page for my succulents is really my blog!
https://www.facebook.com/TheSucculentCollection?ref=hl
If you want to follow The Succulent Collection just like the Facebook page!
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Clean up Australia day 2012
Well I have been a busy bee indeed. Busy with work and general day to day life. Hence, no posts on my blog for a while, sorry!
Anyway, I'm back.... well for today at least.
I have 2 weeks off work and LOTS to do!
I intend ....no... I will clean the whole house from top to bottom. Clear out any items we no longer use ready for a garage sale we have arranged at work. The garden will also be in for a bit of TLC. Weeds will be no more and the veggie patch will be revived ready for winter planting of
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Beetroot
Lettuce
Silverbeet
Carrot
NO EXCUSES
TODAY
IS THE DAY!
Clean up Australia Day 2012
Key dates for the 2012 Clean Up Australia Day
- Clean Up Australia Day - Sunday. 4 March 2012
- Business Clean Up Day - Tuesday, 28 February 2012
- Schools Clean Up Day - Friday, 2 March 2012
History of Clean Up Australia Day
In 1989 an 'average Australian bloke' had a simple idea to make a difference in his own backyard - Clean Up Sydney Harbour. The event received an enormous public response with more than 40,000 Sydneysiders donating their time and energy to clean up the harbour.
The next year Clean Up Australia Day was born. Ian and his committee believed that if a capital city could be mobilised into action, then so could the whole nation. Almost 300,000 volunteers turned out on the first Clean Up Australia Day in 1990 and that involvement has steadily increased ever since.
The next year Clean Up Australia Day was born. Ian and his committee believed that if a capital city could be mobilised into action, then so could the whole nation. Almost 300,000 volunteers turned out on the first Clean Up Australia Day in 1990 and that involvement has steadily increased ever since.
This simple idea has now become the nation's largest community-based environmental event. Now in its 21st year, the event attracts hundreds of thousands of volunteers from the community, schools and businesses to help clean up, fix up and conserve their environment.
In 2011 more than 565,631 volunteers across Australia helped to celebrate 21 years of Clean Up Australia by donning gloves and filling up Clean Up Australia Day rubbish bags with an estimated 16,449 tonnes of rubbish at 7,477 registered Sites across Australia. A big well done to everyone involved!
"Simple, easy actions can protect the health of our water resources and help save drinking water supplies. There is not one individual who cannot help to make a difference to the health of the environment" - Ian Kiernan AO.
Ian Kiernan's vision is an apolitical, non-profit community campaign in which everyone can participate.
In 2011 more than 565,631 volunteers across Australia helped to celebrate 21 years of Clean Up Australia by donning gloves and filling up Clean Up Australia Day rubbish bags with an estimated 16,449 tonnes of rubbish at 7,477 registered Sites across Australia. A big well done to everyone involved!
"Simple, easy actions can protect the health of our water resources and help save drinking water supplies. There is not one individual who cannot help to make a difference to the health of the environment" - Ian Kiernan AO.
Ian Kiernan's vision is an apolitical, non-profit community campaign in which everyone can participate.
Sunday, 6 November 2011
Pond finally completed!
Finally, the pond is finished!
You can't really see from the pic above but there is another rock type pond to the left which flows into the raised timber one below.
The pic below is the area before we started.
The water plants are multiplying like mad already.
The decked seating areas we have put at either end have proved to be a lovely spot to sit and have that first cuppa of the day!
All in all job well done by my clever hubby! xx
Saturday, 1 October 2011
How does you garden grow?
Just a quick update on my veggie garden with a few pics.
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| Ruby grapefruit in flower, grown in a large pot. |
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| Cucumber I am training to grow up a trellis |
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| Cauliflower which has now gone to seed as it is too hot here, bo hoo! |
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| Lettuce is doing really well. Pulled 3 out today to make a salad. |
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| Toms flowering but no fruit as yet |
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| Good old beetroot is going great guns, although this bed is a tad over planted! More updates coming soon! |
Buderim Garden show
What a lovely day I had at the Buderim Garden Show. The prize winners must have put so much hard work into their entries. Well done everyone!
The kids entries were amazing, such a fantastic way in getting kids into gardening!
These cane begonias were beautiful. I really want some of these but not having much luck in finding them.
Also, as part of the show you were allowed to go and nosey around 6 gardens in Buderim. And I did! I went to all of them! Amazing to see what people started with and what they created out of nothing.
What a lovely way to spend a lazy Sunday!
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