Author Archives: offtheedgegardening

Working in several different gardens for a variety of characters poses many challenges.  “Where I am?”, is one of them.  “Who are you?”, is another.  However, one of the trickiest things has been remembering individuals’ tastes and preferences.  And there are a surprisingly varied range of these requirements; they are indeed a singular bunch.  StandingContinue reading “One Man’s Meat”

This Parahebe catarractae was flowering well today at The Farm.  Coming originally from my own garden as a self-rooted runner, it was cut back hard to help it cope with the stress of being wrenched from its mothers arms.  Seems to have got over the trauma!

Look up, go on, you never know what you might see.

Autumn may well have begun …..

Another dodgy start to the day.   A car crash meant my route had been blocked not far from my destination, necessitating a U-turn and finding an alternative route.  Although this was the back road I was not alone in my plight and a large queue was quickly forming.  All however was well-tempered.  A kindly manContinue reading “Another Day, Another Jam”

It was a funny old day from the start.  Not something I could put my finger on, or attempt to explain, but somehow it felt misaligned. It began by waking a little later than was planned.  The upshot was I didn’t have the benefit of a slow and gentle adjustment from dreamland to what IContinue reading “Funny Old Day”

These illicium fruit are trying their best to ripen in the sporadic sunshine.  Their quest may be in vain but they are looking stunning as they try.

It the time of year when gardeners begin to eye up seed harvesting potential.  Of course this involves our own gardens but also includes the plots of our friends and neighbours, and sometimes perfect strangers.  Ever vigilant, ever watchful, we earmark the prey and use all our wiles to win the bounty.  We slip intoContinue reading “Redistribution of the Wealth”

“Today an emu showed me what he had just eaten for lunch”

Fuchsia and friend.