The Chard at the End of the Rainbow
All good things must come to an end. Chaucer, 1374 It is with some regret that I’ve begun to pull …
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A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama
At this time of year in Melbourne, as spring begins to look more like summer, I spend a lot of …
The Dirt
Of and concerning the first house, wherein Tommy is caught with his knickers down and his baubles in a hole. …
A Pocket Full of Seeds
I’ve invariably got seeds of some kind in my pockets, which I’ve collected on my wanderings, or from friends and …
A Growing Community – West Brunswick Community Garden & Food Forest
To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts …
Hey, it’s Crunch time
So we find ourselves, our ways of telling unbalanced, trapped inside a runaway narrative, headed for the worst kind of …
Companion Planting
… my grandfather … was a smiling man and an untidy gardener. When you poked his cabbages, they squeaked with …
Of Guerilla Bulbs & Other Things
I’m writing this as a form of procrastination in terms of preparing my tax return. Personally, a brief discussion of …
Before & After & Beyond
The first time I was actually in this house, and finally got to wander around the huge garden (800sqm approx.), …
The Waiting Game
Always, at this time of year, I find myself getting impatient, although I love a winter garden, particularly these last …
The Buzz 