The big tree outside the lounge window is leafing up. I don't know what kind of tree it is but it's my favourite - it has small and ...

I had some quality pottering time in the garden this weekend. Above is the potager, half completed. The right hand side is done... the circl...

When flowers are abundant in my garden, I love to pick them and scatter them in vases throughout the house. I put them in places I'll be...

In Rae O'Connor's Timaru garden spring is blooming. The walkway along the north side of the house, which leads to the back yard, is...

Nature dealt us a doozy of a blow last week. She is now redeeming herself with warm and lovely spring days, gentle overnight rain, lush gro...

Today was a glorious day. The weather was balmy and warm, and everything was happy and sunshiney and just peachy-perfect... oh, as long as y...

This morning at 4.35am we were hit by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The epicentre was about 30 km west of Christchurch and man, did we know ab...

Well, time is flying. It's the 3rd of spring already, although the weather today was anything but springlike. These pictures from last w...

Blossom time is here at last! The leader of the pack is my dwarf almond, Garden Prince. He has these lovely pink flowers and, since we are n...

I'm so sick of these dull winter days. Seemingly every day is cold and grey outside, with a chill wind blowing and specks of rain clingi...