Alison's Garden Blog

While I pulled the overgrown weeds from the veggie patch my young daughter busied herself digging in the freshly turned soil.  Examining the odd leaf and stone she squealed with delight when she came across a snake.  Now some of you may be aware that New Zealand doesn’t have snakes, neither native or imported but […]

After spending the last three years either being pregnant or caring for newborns my garden has gone to rack and ruin.  My garden, I see it as three gardens on the one section.  The Front Garden consisting of the driveway with two large raised flowerbeds and small patch of lawn.  The Vege Patch including a […]