December 6, 2019
News from the Moble Garden – An Ode to the Artichoke
The artichokes are flowering on, I can hear the distant stir of the bagpipes. I know they are not related to the Scottish thistle; we have discussed this before. However,
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November 30, 2019
2020 Ironwork School Dates & Information
We have two weekends earmarked so far for 2020: 21-22 March & 28-29 March Our schools are limited to 8 people. Beginners, those who have some welding experience or those who
November 29, 2019
News from the Moble Garden – Corellas and Creepers
Corellas must surely be the human equivalent of adolescent graffiti artists on trains; or perhaps the ones that run along the street tipping all the rubbish bins over? I am
November 22, 2019
News from the Moble Garden – Loo with a view
I will start my missive this week with a quick acknowledgement of what must surely be one of the worst examples of a Jacaranda tree ever grown, anywhere. Yet despite
November 15, 2019
News from the Moble Garden – The Bogging
We had a family excursion yesterday. Well, a portion of the family I hasten to add, before the rest of the Mutton Stew start sending messages of outrage from far
November 8, 2019
News from the Moble Garden – Spring
I am closely watching my poppies still, guarding them against marauding ducks and dogs, the dreaded garden double. They finished flowering some weeks ago, floating pink ball gowns swaying in
November 1, 2019
News from the Moble Garden – Archaeological Garden Digs
The air is fresh here this morning and the light so clear; it seems like the whole garden has been polished to a mirrored sheen. We had 18mm rain at
October 25, 2019
News from the Moble Garden – The Creeper Edition
Not far into my gardening journey, Mother gave me a white Banksia Rose, Rosa banksiae, which we planted together on the corner of our little cottage. There was no alluring
October 18, 2019
News from the Moble Garden – Trees
Goodness, there is not enough wine in the land to get you through the last few days of fearful conditions. As I know many of you are enduring similar circumstances,
October 11, 2019
News from the Moble Garden – Water, Water, Water
I have a snapshot of my desk as I sit down to write to you this week: two piles of books on each side of the keyboard, a hat, three
