tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17296192601490822232024-02-06T21:37:42.798-08:00the merri gardenerLauren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14697232868797313108noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729619260149082223.post-49237777638465055442016-05-20T01:18:00.001-07:002016-05-20T01:18:16.742-07:00Good Health Gardening<div>From where I stand, this is a no brainer. It makes good evolutionary sense for activities like gardening to be deeply embedded in our physical and emotional wellbeing. I've always felt somewhat self conscious about how much joy I get from gardening, and from cooking and sharing the things I've grown. However, I reckon the "buzz" you get from growing things, and particularly from growing edible things, is not just an inner-city-hipster-urban-farmer-reconnecting-with-the-earth moment. It's part of our genetics. Of course feeding our families with the results of things we've grown or gathered is immensely satisfying, it is no doubt deeply connected with the pleasure responses in our brains. Because for vast swathes of human history, it's how we've survived. </div><div><br></div><div>It's just a hypothesis, a good one I think, and no doubt you could spend time and money on some nifty research in order to collect solid evidence to support the evolutionary links between gardening and human wellbeing and how this can benefit those who are physically and mentally unwell. But for my part, I think it would be somewhat pointless. The bit I like best about this article is where the talk about "sensible and pragmatic use of evidence." Ie. it doesn't cost much and it's not going to have a whole lot of negative impacts, all evidence suggests it'll do you the world of good, so bloody hell, go and do some gardening, it might just cure what ails ya!</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">http://bit.ly/1WDsdMv</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div>Lauren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14697232868797313108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729619260149082223.post-35924051202016594572016-03-07T12:53:00.001-08:002016-03-07T12:53:01.614-08:00tiny edible garden<div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInxmrRZTD9Rdme1jFLAwqZM2eiIvWJWnVqzllld6wzNTOt8-4NNRaW40j5xLG4A6jgESstIXYrDUXJXdo_LoAAGS_L6ZR0NdPQKn-jyGdHVoLWBbm3pcIAR8DTiFBGoVVwGTQqGiG/s640/blogger-image--934424986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInxmrRZTD9Rdme1jFLAwqZM2eiIvWJWnVqzllld6wzNTOt8-4NNRaW40j5xLG4A6jgESstIXYrDUXJXdo_LoAAGS_L6ZR0NdPQKn-jyGdHVoLWBbm3pcIAR8DTiFBGoVVwGTQqGiG/s640/blogger-image--934424986.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I wish I had some before photos of this little patch. Two weeks ago it was a tiny weedy mess. Our uphill neighbours have moved out, so while the house was vacant, I took the liberty of clearing the weeds, laying down cardboard and a thick layer of gutter mulch and putting in some edible seeds and seedlings. I planted strawberries, Lebanese cress, silverbeet, parsley, chives, ginger, coriander, lettuce, marigolds, beans, peas and an elderberry. Oh, and a hardenbergia for the fence. Doesn't look like much at the moment but a week or two should work wonders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hopefully our new neighbours are inspired to keep it going. If not, the parsley should self seed to create a parsley forest, which is better than weeds. </div>Lauren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14697232868797313108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729619260149082223.post-63334625657803749562015-10-03T18:50:00.001-07:002016-02-13T21:31:04.806-08:00orchid wonderland<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qDCtd-rM50vv8Xypyib2XRQp9B8D5SCYD9Yl35HZ_lJpDLTq4ZBPnFSI1_eHh4w7IFpvgq7Nz05wtPJmJj7RqPfhqW_xoYOiA5f7UwjEz_8MQGeMDZ0XHiRUHlw2RtTlsLUZXKDA/s640/blogger-image--349780171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qDCtd-rM50vv8Xypyib2XRQp9B8D5SCYD9Yl35HZ_lJpDLTq4ZBPnFSI1_eHh4w7IFpvgq7Nz05wtPJmJj7RqPfhqW_xoYOiA5f7UwjEz_8MQGeMDZ0XHiRUHlw2RtTlsLUZXKDA/s640/blogger-image--349780171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZT1ftmMom3yiG3chYPg0IJKmV_U9GGYEHJzzDI61oIxG7rEF353Xzdm1Z8xuoWHMUW83AA5Oo2gBLYEYcm5_zn4UzIWwIsWXg5sfxAtzkdZeHVtcMQdyCRXtFOo_HO7TJZ6fYnZl/s640/blogger-image--1370622520.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pot of greens - Lebanese cress, red-veined sorrel, perpetual spinach and salad burnette.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18XVzGEQKEy8L2ncqLEnRg05RHmOkW3MZltSp1fTJWy_rw4qLn1zta9Hpy4HtTuihYWgeO1acbiWFZI7_c6GhWrwKoPHYxrktTQelhxysAjtDO_UX_ZgBb3QGSyWQUMg4GSSFQ1Jp/s640/blogger-image--2082809066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18XVzGEQKEy8L2ncqLEnRg05RHmOkW3MZltSp1fTJWy_rw4qLn1zta9Hpy4HtTuihYWgeO1acbiWFZI7_c6GhWrwKoPHYxrktTQelhxysAjtDO_UX_ZgBb3QGSyWQUMg4GSSFQ1Jp/s640/blogger-image--2082809066.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Orchid magic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIUxJEb28zI35zK1_s4TQ6lZ3ZMTOGouIfTp4Mg_md6VmOh5RnkrOfnmzQVplCIYiHyWVjaPv7BTTq2chLobK90lQDAZfZNUzB46OXmV0CWeZ6c54j68JwwlbxQvn2RtbWBoIkRkf/s640/blogger-image-675957427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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String of pearls, at it again.</div>Lauren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14697232868797313108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729619260149082223.post-55760985132486468092015-07-12T00:43:00.001-07:002015-07-12T00:43:58.664-07:00New pots<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrwXlWHS44YpeYTQ1ZUxIH0qcfhS9uSUQ7BctlwZKENzdGhyphenhyphenW9yUtekkMwo4r5hCe5OBrFgJobQ2IUjy4YuhCoU5SwB1uZZV_XG85Y0LQCsUwyxl7CO7u1fM99HO6m_ijqsHqrdwn/s640/blogger-image-811738728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrwXlWHS44YpeYTQ1ZUxIH0qcfhS9uSUQ7BctlwZKENzdGhyphenhyphenW9yUtekkMwo4r5hCe5OBrFgJobQ2IUjy4YuhCoU5SwB1uZZV_XG85Y0LQCsUwyxl7CO7u1fM99HO6m_ijqsHqrdwn/s640/blogger-image-811738728.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div>Freezing here but couldn't resist a bit of under cover potting in the cold, planting out the succulent snippings I pinched (literally) from mum's garden. My new favourite DIY planting invention are cuboid tins made into hanging containers using a couple of nail holes and some wire. I've also been busy with the ceramic drill. And I found something to fill the weird, tall, metal planters I found at the op shop. Photos are dodgy (gloomy/ cold hands) but I'm pretty pleased with how it all turned out. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuB6xVTCSpZv58vYfKlrQ5YnBiwLqFogXeWM2u-TWHT8n03R0JrY5Y7GnqH-rljaC3K5329XTnubJFowkS4zRknLPF6y80q7b7z1Knmiy8nfDN7OwzH4mvEymGzw0cvYpLdI7NBwTu/s640/blogger-image-1561161069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuB6xVTCSpZv58vYfKlrQ5YnBiwLqFogXeWM2u-TWHT8n03R0JrY5Y7GnqH-rljaC3K5329XTnubJFowkS4zRknLPF6y80q7b7z1Knmiy8nfDN7OwzH4mvEymGzw0cvYpLdI7NBwTu/s640/blogger-image-1561161069.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlhK9vssvpk4JZFLIJnyvSATWiW4bcCJ-Avq3Z6INvSPXEZ4oM60wBk2T08iNePAIA6PYNAc_OCl9IlZKbX_b-e6HO2UgesBNL5UWMpmu18Wdc7_eeOkypTIEMkIJgxeYdR80mXMV/s640/blogger-image--2068078493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlhK9vssvpk4JZFLIJnyvSATWiW4bcCJ-Avq3Z6INvSPXEZ4oM60wBk2T08iNePAIA6PYNAc_OCl9IlZKbX_b-e6HO2UgesBNL5UWMpmu18Wdc7_eeOkypTIEMkIJgxeYdR80mXMV/s640/blogger-image--2068078493.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGQvBkAVNI26qCSvRJykhxElOPJSYCUFaDu1Rg6QrfJ91bt36KNUXthqU_-sCO4rlbD0w8LGilTfIPpSeKGmQ59flztqYvMPAxxbmOyBbCNsmnSH2MN-53R1w6FnaSQ1iL9uDFoB3/s640/blogger-image-496527031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGQvBkAVNI26qCSvRJykhxElOPJSYCUFaDu1Rg6QrfJ91bt36KNUXthqU_-sCO4rlbD0w8LGilTfIPpSeKGmQ59flztqYvMPAxxbmOyBbCNsmnSH2MN-53R1w6FnaSQ1iL9uDFoB3/s640/blogger-image-496527031.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdoKoM5PtpnGep8Q120XAtL73v0JZLKU418QoCVd8FMluRhCR0GnGDABfqFqFQP1yJ3FLGChb1Lfco86suNsaqkJSu2uul20Ko4C_CtuXVAN4VG-SYIEbhblVCO3vCb8RlYelfOTD/s640/blogger-image-835618037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdoKoM5PtpnGep8Q120XAtL73v0JZLKU418QoCVd8FMluRhCR0GnGDABfqFqFQP1yJ3FLGChb1Lfco86suNsaqkJSu2uul20Ko4C_CtuXVAN4VG-SYIEbhblVCO3vCb8RlYelfOTD/s640/blogger-image-835618037.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzg2jYbzPT3wE-sNnt0NtWTMMTqIsf7zLi7MRE8Wsf-cCGbMe7ISJFR1vrbz5SL83GD5AQFLzVvKlv0aeTo-YWwguJwQHLXKtmLtFN_U9Xun97to-iuTQFtsuOlVUYgmO37lTtA5f/s640/blogger-image-2046714945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzg2jYbzPT3wE-sNnt0NtWTMMTqIsf7zLi7MRE8Wsf-cCGbMe7ISJFR1vrbz5SL83GD5AQFLzVvKlv0aeTo-YWwguJwQHLXKtmLtFN_U9Xun97to-iuTQFtsuOlVUYgmO37lTtA5f/s640/blogger-image-2046714945.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvI7IdT8v1wobbu4kmXJ8uI9EXScPKp6MHmlavnBeGuz5NXkIa9GwGRsDx4VCtbPnytTHGMIgvxG_C9f7Roe9DL60otaEKlmoVCotiEMEpyry2uOseox2NmIbduBgBOcz1GPBr8Hbk/s640/blogger-image-16910605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvI7IdT8v1wobbu4kmXJ8uI9EXScPKp6MHmlavnBeGuz5NXkIa9GwGRsDx4VCtbPnytTHGMIgvxG_C9f7Roe9DL60otaEKlmoVCotiEMEpyry2uOseox2NmIbduBgBOcz1GPBr8Hbk/s640/blogger-image-16910605.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Lauren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14697232868797313108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729619260149082223.post-34903825638276675052015-07-12T00:22:00.001-07:002015-07-12T00:22:12.001-07:00backyard moments<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbLL0UtCRyPgnek9NH8x6_NTLfz2aDCmSwazBSBItFkeNWhYZivnOZSzjyf3jXl_CReKDewc9RHhGNoxMBuw30tGYWVT4eMG-uL1fW_oXcgeuSuAON8Uiyh0td9ykz0_hOD56nKos/s640/blogger-image--1486984306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbLL0UtCRyPgnek9NH8x6_NTLfz2aDCmSwazBSBItFkeNWhYZivnOZSzjyf3jXl_CReKDewc9RHhGNoxMBuw30tGYWVT4eMG-uL1fW_oXcgeuSuAON8Uiyh0td9ykz0_hOD56nKos/s640/blogger-image--1486984306.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div><br></div>We had cake for breakfast out the back today. Serenaded by the strange sounds of nexdoor's washing machine/dryer (?!) it was delightful nonetheless.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRrZ1kPvUkTkFTBFItm0WRDs-de6zoPo9DsXclvEJFldaOcmzqm5QwDIPHOCGakYhXSntiwrgQmxSkTeizGfEWgFdJ_K_xC92SZVbVput0PsmoQ7d9xUAjM-h4Gi9Akun4LVRoqPJ/s640/blogger-image--1115157139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRrZ1kPvUkTkFTBFItm0WRDs-de6zoPo9DsXclvEJFldaOcmzqm5QwDIPHOCGakYhXSntiwrgQmxSkTeizGfEWgFdJ_K_xC92SZVbVput0PsmoQ7d9xUAjM-h4Gi9Akun4LVRoqPJ/s640/blogger-image--1115157139.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN28VhJjyRmIG9CvFjiAwzRXO5gnjxg5eu9QY5kHtLUmS_fCFvYRo3RB7vwa0Rnw6P1sWmkEswdiZ8wY8Q71Uk8zUQPd9gCVZ5qJ5APS28OC-s8tV-PPVQfMk23VhcV3pI5K3q47dA/s640/blogger-image-2028733815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1DbfiPFEmd26FWo7rAxP73hf6yp67AvmszphIKilURzRsrNr4suWdF3HzP2tnpXVvnrRqY7gSDdjdWoszktwC4RuEl0DEDU1vmsNfh-0fJqZnNLcJN-ghyphenhyphen4V7JXpHRLZytYtt-rx/s640/blogger-image--1323784322.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm rubbish at growing things from seed. But I've been trying to get better, mostly in an effort to reduce the number of plastic pots I chuck away. So I always check out the seed shelves when I'm at a nursery. A coupla years ago, at Bunnings, I grabbed a promising looking packet of speckled snapdragon seeds, an old, presumably English variety called Brighton rock. I'd certainly never seen anything like them in the ready to grow punnets so I figured, for a couple of bucks they'd be worth a go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I managed to raise some in the fishtank-come-greenhouse and I planted them out into the garden where they did, absolutely nothing. For about a year and a half. Now, all of a sudden they've put on a burst of growth and begun to flower. Glorious, pink-specked yellow clusters of funny little dragon faces. Turns out they were totally worth the wait.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jm-8ogUMNIg2XoB9nqwSHm59WB9I0VvExeu8dLt0lfSoPltY2MhltsfFw7jBDDZzEbVDP4KXXMcfL3pBG9o7DLs9q-7hT_ZZ_Q9mt6fnzZbRoWhQIMUiUmaNJdY3hhNJoHYTNYgr/s640/blogger-image--956829035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jm-8ogUMNIg2XoB9nqwSHm59WB9I0VvExeu8dLt0lfSoPltY2MhltsfFw7jBDDZzEbVDP4KXXMcfL3pBG9o7DLs9q-7hT_ZZ_Q9mt6fnzZbRoWhQIMUiUmaNJdY3hhNJoHYTNYgr/s640/blogger-image--956829035.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlR5poYz9DZVugGxyfPp-bxSPJ3-IYgyvA9XqpqoOmmcigJy0yTY-dwgll_fSHbCr88sYLeqyu45HPX8Ampdo_RqwpIBLZ_PIQTkK6M3oLB-d0TFcqg0AhPcM-ag901vEzoSChJNO9/s640/blogger-image-36730360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlR5poYz9DZVugGxyfPp-bxSPJ3-IYgyvA9XqpqoOmmcigJy0yTY-dwgll_fSHbCr88sYLeqyu45HPX8Ampdo_RqwpIBLZ_PIQTkK6M3oLB-d0TFcqg0AhPcM-ag901vEzoSChJNO9/s640/blogger-image-36730360.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div>Lauren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14697232868797313108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729619260149082223.post-26640006547250163952015-05-07T05:50:00.001-07:002015-05-07T05:50:18.627-07:00hanging gardens<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vsBTQx72quLn1BXctHbb1Mk3gi3czHtBEK9pV21nst-BZMPWCOpA9Qa1t3goJRSpyWjnASwe8sYCnf1XbjWBEkw8A3LiDCNHu6BSIxalqhAlE-sQbajhlQy6TZDCNrACC2LBNrZM/s640/blogger-image--2041997302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vsBTQx72quLn1BXctHbb1Mk3gi3czHtBEK9pV21nst-BZMPWCOpA9Qa1t3goJRSpyWjnASwe8sYCnf1XbjWBEkw8A3LiDCNHu6BSIxalqhAlE-sQbajhlQy6TZDCNrACC2LBNrZM/s640/blogger-image--2041997302.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>My new blue/green hanging pots. Chain of hearts and misc. grey succulent in one. Mistletoe cactus and string o pearls in t'other. <div><br></div><div>Plants are cuttings and snippings. Cactus from Heathcote holiday house and grey succulent from Carol, the keenest gardener I ever met. Pots from typo. Originally strung with UGLY white, cotton rope, restring w recycled gear cable by handsome husband. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9g-TK1UD8SL6SCyt6IiaoViiUaSlvvUiMkiZRMTyNSH3Ul5V1vqi-Rh3FXC6SK9gpOya8DOsCtnFK_DoNBPtaRaYmKSQjWhZxB0Z1CU6SoMfjQwwCxe2JscsoP2cZ9mXpof6i-1FY/s640/blogger-image-1015102121.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Lauren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14697232868797313108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729619260149082223.post-34121209860267853252015-02-28T22:42:00.001-08:002015-02-28T22:43:00.604-08:00First day of Autumn<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaKygxU_84Mgb9LybfAzjss-ia0KpC4WBiYiZ_1w-8qP8bTBdjF_kLdWgKQg0zuF53bEepmmug9MBGjYENU8R1b5qKTZvhL9iMkee5ZO-6_KkC96rrb89JnUFSx6ZJ4uDm8APlcgN/s640/blogger-image--603075037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaKygxU_84Mgb9LybfAzjss-ia0KpC4WBiYiZ_1w-8qP8bTBdjF_kLdWgKQg0zuF53bEepmmug9MBGjYENU8R1b5qKTZvhL9iMkee5ZO-6_KkC96rrb89JnUFSx6ZJ4uDm8APlcgN/s640/blogger-image--603075037.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Popped down to the plot today to do some staking of late tomatoes and tomatillos. And got some nice surprises. Aphids have plagued summer broccoli, but luckily the calvelry flew in and the little buggers are being gobbled up by some good tempered ladybirds and their offspring. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVnCOXr8RvXSu0iOzPJ6laJInSwBvctV85DdLjQvDT6AsPLMNEXsxLH4L7tZQjO43AUEm9xPnEcJSrYYkFgB8RHmxVLeo6p5Io-8r_HRPR4zlUCOtddXmDYLubeQXkx4pUvP-abSD/s640/blogger-image--1515209042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVnCOXr8RvXSu0iOzPJ6laJInSwBvctV85DdLjQvDT6AsPLMNEXsxLH4L7tZQjO43AUEm9xPnEcJSrYYkFgB8RHmxVLeo6p5Io-8r_HRPR4zlUCOtddXmDYLubeQXkx4pUvP-abSD/s640/blogger-image--1515209042.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgysDU3FdnOvLL2tNVyb6M3TRNud9cIA4nUEV502ORg_W-yiYB7SNwF4LA4qhf08HdIWT3eCOp_3RWw4f1gJRQ2iPsZOeHQHy2dKZvTk0IE2XIlZ5cwUyeSkDxFlvHMUc4O8BovsF/s640/blogger-image--600722841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgysDU3FdnOvLL2tNVyb6M3TRNud9cIA4nUEV502ORg_W-yiYB7SNwF4LA4qhf08HdIWT3eCOp_3RWw4f1gJRQ2iPsZOeHQHy2dKZvTk0IE2XIlZ5cwUyeSkDxFlvHMUc4O8BovsF/s640/blogger-image--600722841.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The tomatoes and eggplants are kicking on, tomatillos are flowering their heads off, the sunflower heads are ripening and there are all sorts of self seeding surprises popping up - cucumbers, more tomatoes and teensy, baby love-in-the-mist. Quinces are swelling on the tree and all in all, Autumn is looking promising.</div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jjj50fZM3WQOs68BXeHDRtlRh0YAMKOTHn-RRc4-hoLv4WyRq3x2jpQQjyCED74MW0sTcaZ7GC5gSpFL_5CvDeC5OnmnfD1mnBvDx0IgYdGXfBx0bAZa6ff8VG5isGe0_kO7VvCd/s640/blogger-image-1223920397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jjj50fZM3WQOs68BXeHDRtlRh0YAMKOTHn-RRc4-hoLv4WyRq3x2jpQQjyCED74MW0sTcaZ7GC5gSpFL_5CvDeC5OnmnfD1mnBvDx0IgYdGXfBx0bAZa6ff8VG5isGe0_kO7VvCd/s640/blogger-image-1223920397.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xxvcmwQiL_FXcKRkdX4Vld3dAmaURVxsccsV-VKAKdckMJs1jMoJJ91NUIob6eXoclYDUUd84YNI9ZA-DthprsR3o21XUbkHZ-6_tWgRU901Q9ciErW3vcB21jiGqj1EHcoMKdko/s640/blogger-image--1401209938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xxvcmwQiL_FXcKRkdX4Vld3dAmaURVxsccsV-VKAKdckMJs1jMoJJ91NUIob6eXoclYDUUd84YNI9ZA-DthprsR3o21XUbkHZ-6_tWgRU901Q9ciErW3vcB21jiGqj1EHcoMKdko/s640/blogger-image--1401209938.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtGynu78eCIqT1_ZnHGZ73zPMhToKLcIDe2WZTJUMGkiDk_UrL7gWtAeNRZOcvWvfkQhG1hhWNlilsaEr1thBhNhYIRIWWWt6rCt9L1f4_pYtZVlvdPO8YY57Aa9hU3ucb6QVH_uN/s640/blogger-image--1870659352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtGynu78eCIqT1_ZnHGZ73zPMhToKLcIDe2WZTJUMGkiDk_UrL7gWtAeNRZOcvWvfkQhG1hhWNlilsaEr1thBhNhYIRIWWWt6rCt9L1f4_pYtZVlvdPO8YY57Aa9hU3ucb6QVH_uN/s640/blogger-image--1870659352.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogc-rNXTPRHXWEzN4qW-eNXESqMxQouna_D38Onw3jpF_ekb_Cl0bzXysmFP3vJ2r-ikmsgubZNYSh5cJPkCkgRKF4t0U9kRtJr25_V7zE3azgMWKVkPtZ7MfiGP68W5r3aBN-UCD/s640/blogger-image--1897677550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogc-rNXTPRHXWEzN4qW-eNXESqMxQouna_D38Onw3jpF_ekb_Cl0bzXysmFP3vJ2r-ikmsgubZNYSh5cJPkCkgRKF4t0U9kRtJr25_V7zE3azgMWKVkPtZ7MfiGP68W5r3aBN-UCD/s640/blogger-image--1897677550.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Lauren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14697232868797313108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729619260149082223.post-56442914880723587412015-01-24T20:06:00.001-08:002015-02-28T22:42:30.764-08:00strange beast<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lots of posts from out the back at the moment. It's all really happening out there. My true love has been building stuff at his work bench which he followed by a big clean up and all of a sudden it's a gorgeous place to be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a little darts session out there with friends who are visiting from interstate. The orchids are throwing up new shoots, mouse melon is climbing all over the place (though sadly not fruiting), the lemon myrtle is flowering and so is this weird little cactus. The strange flower looks like something from a rockpool but smells like rotten meat. Fly pollinated, I'm guessing. 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The bloke a couple of plots over seems to have a knack for it. I shall never forget the gorgeous plant, more like a tree, he grew a couple of years ago, covered for months in glorious pale purple flowers and long skinny purple-black fruit. Awe inspiring.<div><br></div><div>I have no such luck. After an optimistic burst of growth early in the season, my eggplant plants tend to stay fairly stationary for most of the year, producing a scattering of flowers and if we're lucky, one, maybe two fruit. And it's tricky to know what to do with a single eggplant. </div><div><br></div><div>Now hopefully<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">, things will be different this season. It's been a slow start but the other day we got our first fruit. Just the one, there are others but they're a while off yet. And rather than buy some more eggplants and spoil the specialness of eating our homegrown fruit by mixing it in with the others; or wait for the others to ripen and risk having the first one spoil, I decided to find a recipe I could make with just one eggplant.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And I came back to a recipe I made sometime last year. Smoked eggplant salad. From Turkish Flavours by the intimitable, Sevtap Yuce. You should get her books, they're delish. The salad uses two eggplants, and serves four. So one eggplant - breakfast for two!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The recipe is simple: toast the eggplant on the stovetop until the skin is crispy and burnt and while it cools, chop a handful of parsley, a garlic clove, a tomato (I used a handful of yellow cherries from the garden, quartered) and a small green chilli. Peel the burnt skin from the eggplant and chop it too. Throw it all in together and season with salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice. Mix it all up. Serve it on crusty bread.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Everything but the garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper came from the garden. 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They're busy attracting insects and looking divine. I'm not sure why you'd want to pull them out before they flower. Unless it was to make something delicious, of course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_LzEW2rkS1ACGg2IHcNgaCVFmy3gcUy0yf9EZBjqmhkJ1mnRR9s8ZmiGK0jkwHapBSdEYgpswg4yeWcsguVBQ2lcY9he6aNgJsc2IJl-x2hph4sqwO3EqXHneVmLY-zqyY2t5VBT/s640/blogger-image--578149106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_LzEW2rkS1ACGg2IHcNgaCVFmy3gcUy0yf9EZBjqmhkJ1mnRR9s8ZmiGK0jkwHapBSdEYgpswg4yeWcsguVBQ2lcY9he6aNgJsc2IJl-x2hph4sqwO3EqXHneVmLY-zqyY2t5VBT/s640/blogger-image--578149106.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And here is a little something I threw together. 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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And even better, as I was attempting to snap a pic of the little lovelies, I was lucky enough to spot (and photograph, badly) a stealthy little larvae of the green lacewing. You can kind of see it perched on the edge of a petal in the picture below, it looks like a dark blob. Anyway, I can't tell you how happy I am to see one of these guys in the garden. Although tiny, they're easily identified by the zippy way they scurry across leaves and by their fiendish outerwear. Lacewing larvae eat by sucking the bodily fluids from the aphids and whitefly they catch amongst the leaves. They then attach the dried, empty exoskeletal leftovers to spines on their backs to create a gruesomely awesome camouflage costume. Sort of like a bizarre cross between a trophy wall and an invisibility cloak. Harry Potter eat your heart out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But back to my current garden and the baby green lacewings, which I suspect arrived in order to feed on the horrible infestation of white fly and spider mites we have at the moment. I was actually thinking of ordering a batch of lacewing eggs (</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">white blobs on stalks, picture below) </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">from a company called </span><a href="http://www.bugsforbugs.com.au/lacewings-information/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">Bugs for Bugs</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, who send out predatory insects via the mail to help produce growers and gardeners control the pests in their garden. I still might order some (nothing quite as exciting as receiving live insects in the post!) but I'm overjoyed to see the little critters showing up on their own. Their fascinating approach to fashion and murderously efficient eating habits make them a delight to have in the garden. I'm also looking forward to seeing them develop into adults. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Because it's not only the laval lacewings that are voracious predators. The adult green lacewings also gobble up backyard pests like aphids and whitefly. They're much prettier than their baby incarnation though. In fact, the aptly named, adult lacewings, with their delicate green bodies, gauzy wings and metallic poppy seed eyes, are one of my most favourite flying insects. And with a bit of luck I'll soon have lots of them fluttering around, feasting on pests and laying their eggs on the underside of my plants, so the whole cycle can start again. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Harboured a little stowaway,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tucked out of sight, until we slept,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then from her hiding place she crept,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Lauren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14697232868797313108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729619260149082223.post-86341997475048502012014-10-31T21:19:00.001-07:002014-10-31T21:19:14.512-07:00a few new leaves<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VveUqZhwCaTbU8A7s5FVzy94s1BjsgJolpkC0Y6BD2SiJzs3EzWGnG_nsDA4ocSKYAmrYqDlllRW71Os4LCN05B0vl9ojshEas9Y1-gw8y6iOtRoCQVw9QlrYqeMUsCM_e305LeN/s640/blogger-image--246778872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VveUqZhwCaTbU8A7s5FVzy94s1BjsgJolpkC0Y6BD2SiJzs3EzWGnG_nsDA4ocSKYAmrYqDlllRW71Os4LCN05B0vl9ojshEas9Y1-gw8y6iOtRoCQVw9QlrYqeMUsCM_e305LeN/s640/blogger-image--246778872.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Every winter, my curry leaf plant yellows and languishes like the poor subtropical darling it is. And every spring, just as I'm wondering if I should do something drastic to rescue it, it puts on an amazing spurt of coppery green new growth. This year I think it may even have flower buds!</div><div><br></div><div>My namesake, the bay tree (Laurel nobilis, I think) does the same thing. I'm usually considering purchasing dried bay leaves to prevent defoliating the poor love completely when all of a sudden, there's a flush of big new leaves, bright green, floppy and impossibly soft, which gradually toughen over summer into the deep green adult foliage, the ambiguous flavour of which is strangely essential to soups and stews.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81auTa_Y67ZCCH7Jz64N_UFtYLO5ZPh088w172gaGsvwP6mB5oQl02B1c-VnVw647jkgbrqNiiHBwJ3flihm6Y-As4CF_4Zdp54AoNU_ubuNqrrrWU6RMUWQe2Mc6E3tOsM23ooNL/s640/blogger-image-1917912051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81auTa_Y67ZCCH7Jz64N_UFtYLO5ZPh088w172gaGsvwP6mB5oQl02B1c-VnVw647jkgbrqNiiHBwJ3flihm6Y-As4CF_4Zdp54AoNU_ubuNqrrrWU6RMUWQe2Mc6E3tOsM23ooNL/s640/blogger-image-1917912051.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLuwzGTxvE5oDWLLCle85mTScHq4InWs1fxAeIuTGeI0phiIzyt5frgeaMp8Nr2zPCtwhgy1_QElVCwQhgYN1JtHmzN5fi6hhfo7c_PEPUDJfHjcCdbZpy-bVHXjvtR9rffO06aAw/s640/blogger-image-1560695465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLuwzGTxvE5oDWLLCle85mTScHq4InWs1fxAeIuTGeI0phiIzyt5frgeaMp8Nr2zPCtwhgy1_QElVCwQhgYN1JtHmzN5fi6hhfo7c_PEPUDJfHjcCdbZpy-bVHXjvtR9rffO06aAw/s640/blogger-image-1560695465.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Lauren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14697232868797313108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729619260149082223.post-83514310912976277162014-10-30T13:49:00.001-07:002014-10-30T13:49:49.172-07:00Prettiness<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Op shop vase with love in the mist, calendula, parsley (the world's most underrated cut flower), coriander, sweet peas and perennial peas. Grabbed in a rush from the garden, on the way home from the vet. So much loveliness.</span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkzXnDHlu2jt0srV8MZFpwfEfEE7K5YkZ8X_cxr9phprvHZg2q77zDVw42Lm9jxKHCKXYuxKwx33CSExKbDFAMyAo_qvtZVos_enR090JsnTAjoJze3fmVADyyBPadCPWwVFTGhHDLJI/s640/blogger-image-1183537280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkzXnDHlu2jt0srV8MZFpwfEfEE7K5YkZ8X_cxr9phprvHZg2q77zDVw42Lm9jxKHCKXYuxKwx33CSExKbDFAMyAo_qvtZVos_enR090JsnTAjoJze3fmVADyyBPadCPWwVFTGhHDLJI/s640/blogger-image-1183537280.jpg"></font></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQZ48Xl-Iyfqtz8DNIHfpr-kzIvsAZAXaCV60sY2nFm15sle-8sd6I3o51KYqszkl_KXIE2Dbcp7gAHrTWcYtUXJZtXjGvmpbkDvMi0oIUU1M2gBgy48Ai-oN9RRGkkoWsIPw9MppkIg/s640/blogger-image-699019470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQZ48Xl-Iyfqtz8DNIHfpr-kzIvsAZAXaCV60sY2nFm15sle-8sd6I3o51KYqszkl_KXIE2Dbcp7gAHrTWcYtUXJZtXjGvmpbkDvMi0oIUU1M2gBgy48Ai-oN9RRGkkoWsIPw9MppkIg/s640/blogger-image-699019470.jpg"></font></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtbhg_KbkD2SyIPCxQ9MkaTtfXXZx5HPf6SWMa1QUxhYId6uFfKXl40sgUcCa3Hheq_Ahz-oAFDX0RCF1Sero5Hfzg9xF95Mn2reyNCCUJoDFjvUmetw0K1_ZMVu9xz-_lRMhtFCfZIw/s640/blogger-image--290301817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtbhg_KbkD2SyIPCxQ9MkaTtfXXZx5HPf6SWMa1QUxhYId6uFfKXl40sgUcCa3Hheq_Ahz-oAFDX0RCF1Sero5Hfzg9xF95Mn2reyNCCUJoDFjvUmetw0K1_ZMVu9xz-_lRMhtFCfZIw/s640/blogger-image--290301817.jpg"></font></a></div></div>Lauren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14697232868797313108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729619260149082223.post-52659274601278914752014-10-24T15:43:00.001-07:002014-10-25T16:25:01.966-07:00five minutes of flower photosIt's been a dry and dusty few days here. Not unpleasant, but not much rain. We were on our way out for an early morning shop and as we left the house my handsome husband pulled on the windscreen washers to remove the layer of grit that was obstructing his vision. Only, after a wipe or two, it ran dry, leaving the windscreen a smudgy mess. He pulled over, fortuitously, outside the garden and while he refilled the windscreen reservoir with a watering can, I ran around taking flower photos. I couldn't help myself. Best pit stop ever.<br />
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Lauren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14697232868797313108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729619260149082223.post-10832666076069656052014-10-16T03:10:00.001-07:002014-10-16T03:11:39.078-07:00Le Printemps<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJO9H_O279gMLo_Pr0gZ3aGyFo8MuCvwOiyLCqMKw415gRIwQx8n4glWEtna0My_IUCAOCayxKitMsAv-3aS77n6ODJQq-deL9e8qdJvgiNY5AKShU5nD0Ca2ldjNpfFjh8QOlHhpN/s640/blogger-image--185192657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJO9H_O279gMLo_Pr0gZ3aGyFo8MuCvwOiyLCqMKw415gRIwQx8n4glWEtna0My_IUCAOCayxKitMsAv-3aS77n6ODJQq-deL9e8qdJvgiNY5AKShU5nD0Ca2ldjNpfFjh8QOlHhpN/s640/blogger-image--185192657.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div>Well, the blossoms are all blossoming, spectacularly so. Sadly my phone went flat before I managed to snap a pic of the weeping cherry, finally in flower, but I did get some pics of the magnificent pom pom poppies and the apple blossoms in full flight. Teensy baby fruit are appearing on the quince, as was a graft of an old French variety, thanks to the garden's grafting guru, Don. <div><br></div><div>Oh, and we had a lovely baby broad bean and apple salad for dinner. 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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">'I must have </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">flowers</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">, always, and always.'</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Claude Monet</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #545454;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The profusion of colour down at the garden at the moment makes me think a Monet painting. S</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">plodges of brightness and darkness and multi-hued greens that fill the eye to brimming. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #545454;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Every view shows a different palette, a slight change in angle reveals an entirely different combination of flowers and colours, every shift in the light is a completely new canvas</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">My hurried photos don't even begin to do it justice.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #545454;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Interestingly</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #545454;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">, the brightest, boldest blocks of colour in the garden at the moment are provided by flowering opportunists - none of them were planted to deliberately create a flowery show - in fact most of them weren't planted at all. The glowing orange calendula are naturalised in the garden, they come up wherever they please and are easily pulled out when not welcome, or, as is often the case, left in as colourful place holders, simultaneously suppressing weeds and putting on a show (also, the petals are edible). The same goes for the misty blue banks of borage, which the bees adore. The pale lemon yellow of broccoli gone to flower are all over the garden at the moment. They could be viewed as a missed crop but I think they're brilliant - well worth leaving in. Besides, they taste lovely in salads. And the delicate, brighter yellow blooms are a wild broccoli ancestor, I call them brassica weed, growing on a neglected plot. Apparently they're also edible but I've only ever picked them for flower arrangements, they add a wonderful subtle splash of gold, they were even in the table decorations at my wedding.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #545454;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">At the risk of sounding wanky, I kind of understand why Monet felt the need to develop an entirely new approach to painting in order to capture the beauty of the natural world; dabbing at the canvas, layering light and shadow, painting the same scene over and over. It's a far cry from the gardens at Giverny but it would take many canvases and millions of brushstrokes to capture the glorious spring display of our Merri Corner floral opportunists. </span></span></span></span><br />
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