Tag: Entertainment
‘Travels – with Beatrice’…
I’ve been away and seeing a slice of NSW since before the new year so it is really good to be home and to...
View from above is spectacular
Anyone who has been reading my ramblings over time would know that I really love my country and the various landscapes, flora and fauna.
I...
This one’s plum gorgeous
I recently helped a friend plant a loropetalum “plum gorgeous” as I am told they are extremely hardy and I know how beautiful they...
Hardy…and decorative
The butterfly bush or Buddleia, is a beautiful, hardy, decorative shrub that comes in a number of colours and sizes and does well in...
A few surprising apple facts…
Do you know who is considered responsible for the saying “one bad apple spoils the bunch”, and what the science of apple growing is...
Proteas pretty and adaptable
I’ve been travelling again and enjoying the changing colours of the deciduous English trees through the New England and Southern Highlands. The red oaks...
Mash in the mix
FREE TIMES gardening columnist BEATRICE HAWKINS talks up the humble spud this week and also shares some interesting tips and trivia...
POTATOES: A wonderful vegetable,...
Keep it sweet, pea
Sweetpeas are one of my favourite flowers for their delicate appearance, beautiful colours and spectacular fragrance.
A vase of blooms in the house fills it...
So important to know your onions
Onions would have to be one of the most useful vegetables that I can think of. They are certainly one I would find it...
Show an amazing display
On the 10 and 11th March, Warwick Horticultural Society held the annual autumn flower show and it was an amazing display of what can...
New growth appears…and the weeds
It certainly is a case of “the grass is riz!” in our area now thanks to the wonderful weather we’ve had over the last...
Comfortably contemplating early arrivals
Last year I put some daffodil bulbs in the garden after a time in the vegetable crisper and they didn’t come up. Admittedly I...
Warwick students win big at Ekka beef week
Two Warwick school students have beaten out roughly 250 competitors each to take home top honours during this year’s Ekka beef week.
SCOTS PGC year...
