Great Little Gardens

26/11/2021

Mini Europe landmark architecture from family member's European holiday 2021.

03/09/2021

Miniature wonderments!

A California-based artist is weaving fairytale magic with her miniature wildlife scenes, rendered as wearable jewelry, as ornaments, ...

13/07/2021

Oh one of winter's joys! Perusing the seed catalogues!

15/06/2021

Books and Movies! Enchanting with great accessories. Loved the succulents, mosses and flowers. And the connecting ladders! What fun :)

08/02/2021

Fascinating and wonderful. Looks easy!

11/11/2020

BTW, this morning was rocking and rolling with customers still plenty to choose from though. Don't forget 20% off Fairy Garden accessories. Such a great intergenerational activity.
Also I have just remembered to bring out my large Aloe vera plants $15 and my insectivorous pitcher plants $15, where flies and such crawl inside and can't get back out. AND they have the most unusual flowers on right now!

11/11/2020

Plant sale event starts today at 9am. Sorry I still cannot upload a pic. But heaps of variety 4 Glovers Rd, Chch., NZ

16/10/2020

Whatever will they think of next? Totally outside the box and I love it!

Landscape artists all over Japan are showing how creative they can be with these mobile gardens.

22/06/2020

Dull winter days are brightened by the white flowers of Iberis sempervirens 'Purity'. Such a useful wee plant with its dark green leaves and its ability to flower in our colder months.

05/04/2020

This is an inspiring article of "must tries" for NZ'S next growing season. While certain cultivars herein are unavailable in NZ there is usually a "next best thing".
Meanwhile we are putting our Gardens to bed for the winter here and it is an ideal therapy for the Shutdown.

John Hoyland picks out the best low maintenance plants for your borders. He suggests low maintenance plants that will repeat flower and bloom longer.

23/03/2020

Stuck at Home? Keep your sanity in the garden! Now you have the chance to catch up with weeding and digging over the vege garden for a green manure crop. Get some brassicas in and check out the Kings seeds catalogue to see what is good to sow now. The Yates garden club has a monthly advice newsletter you can get on their website and subscribe to guide you. Personally I love beetroot so I hope to sow some quickly or I will have to wait until Spring and I am trying to clean up the flower beds aswell.
The heavy rain right now will soften the ground and make the ground more workable. Make the most of this quarantine time at home and stay well.

The pic shows primulas which are some of the best colour you can enjoy over winter.