My Blog Archive

I have written more than 540 articles since I first created this website in 2008 which I've set out by month in the table below so that you can quickly locate items relevent to the time of year.

Monthly Blog Index

Blog Keyword/Phrase Search

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This search will display up to 25 items. You can search for an occurrence of single or multiple words. For example (salvia rutilans) will return all articles which have either word in the text. If a required word appears in more than half of the articles you will not get any result for that word. To better refine your search you can use some simple additional techniques. If you want to find an exact phrase enclose the phrase in inverted commas: e.g. ("salvia rutilans"). You can also ensure that specific words must appear in the search results by appending a plus sign e.g. (+pink). To ensure that a word is not in the search results use a minus sign e.g. (-green). A trailing asterisk acts as a "wildcard" to match any words beginning with the search word e.g. (green*) will return articles that may have words like "greenish" and so on.

Latest blogs

Paradise revisited
17 Mar 24

I revisit a stunning Sydney acreage garden.


A bromeliad solution
10 Mar 24

Bromeliads provide a solution to difficult, dry, shady spots in Sydney gardens.

Refreshing whites for hot days
03 Mar 24

These white flowers add a touch of coolth,

Grooming the garden
25 Feb 24

Prepare your garden for a renewed lease of life in early autumn.

Late summer spires
18 Feb 24

These blooming spires decorate the garden now.