Category Archives: Garden

Bubbles, Butterflies, Babies and Chickens!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Cherry and me

My absolute favourite room in my house would have to be our beautiful garden. Cherry and I spend lots of time there planting, picking and smelling flowers, listening to the birdies and just relaxing. Cherry loves having picnics with friends … Continue reading →

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E – I – E – I – O

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Cherry and me

Cherry is growing sooo quickly! She’s already said her first word, “bird!” She loves watching the birdies in our garden, every morning, while we eat breakfast together. “Dog” and “duck” are her latest words and she seems to have a real … Continue reading →

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Tropical flowers from Port Douglas

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Cherry and me

These are some of the best tropical plants and flowers we saw on our trip to Port Douglas.Bougainvillea is one of my absolute favourite flowers because of its incredibly intense vibrant magenta hue. Yesterday I bought a small Bougainvillea from my … Continue reading →

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Bulbs in bloom

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Cherry and me

Is it normal to get excited when a box of bulbs is delivered to your door? When I was a little girl, it was my dream to one day have my own garden filled with brightly coloured fragrant flowers. I … Continue reading →

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My edible garden

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Cherry and me

Last weekend, Cherry, me and the family went to our place in the country. The weather was spectacular so we decided to replant last Summer’s veggie garden. Before… Summer 2010 After…Spring 2011 We planted Red Russian kale, rainbow chard, sweet strawberries, … Continue reading →

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Canned Tomatoes

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Cherry and me

This Summer, I planted tomatoes in metal ‘Oscar the Grouch’ trash cans. Before planting, I hammered a few drainage wholes in the bottom and lined the base with fly-wire mesh so the soil wouldn’t fall out. As tomato plants don’t … Continue reading →

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