Tag: Entertainment
Tulips on my mind
Following on from daffodils in the week before last’s column, tulips are on my mind.
I saw a beautiful arrangement and it reminded me of...
Golden wattles are a sight to behold
When the bus started down the eastern side of Cunningham’s Gap early on Saturday morning as we were on our way to the Queensland...
A true hero of the garden
One of my all-time favourite things to grow in a garden, because it such a useful fill-in plant, is sweet alyssum or as I...
A myriad of uses for native plants
I’ve recently been given a beautiful book of native plant illustrations that was compiled by a group of very talented artists in the ACT....
Garden ‘left to own devices’
As readers of this column will know I was away for a good many weeks and my garden was left to its own devices....
Beautiful – but keep under control!
At the moment I have some beautiful flowers on my gloriosa lily vine. Now, before any of you get upset with me, I do...
Sunflowers more diverse than you know
What wonderful rain we have had over the last few weeks. I have grass to cut in what was my lawn some time...
Gardening trivia to stretch the brain
I think it is about time we had a bit of light hearted trivia about gardening. With things so desperate regarding town water...
Hardy colourful ground colour
With the hot dry weather we have been experiencing lately the garden has really suffered despite fertiliser, mulch and watering.
One plant that has thrived...
Gardening distractions during the ‘big dry’
Last column I wrote about volunteers in my garden and said they were not of the two-legged variety. Well, early one morning, I heard...
Garden time
2018 is under way and I hope it will hold good weather and flourishing gardens for us all.
I trust your gardens have all survived...
Garden time
The new year is well and truly under way and unfortunately we still have had very little rain in this area, in fact in...
Stanthorpe triples decided
Colin Denning, Robyn Griffith and Brian Brown have taken out the Stanthorpe Bowls 2025 Club Triples held on 30 July.
In cool and windy...
