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Hi! I am Allison, a Tasmanian private estate gardener.

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Daniel's Pacific NW Garden

Redlove Calypso ♀ x Columnar Golden Sentinel ♂ About To Bloom. 24 Apr 25. - During Spring 2020, I applied pollen from the columnar apple, Golden Sentinel, to isolated flowers of the red flesh apple, Redlove Calypso. An apple de...
1 hour ago
Rambling in the Garden

Wordlesss Wednesday: Cutting Cornus -
7 hours ago
Out My Window

Wednesday, I am doing it - Thaks for the lift up I so needed it. Life is just hard and I have a bad case of the I don't want too. My neighbor just text and she is sick, so I ran ...
10 hours ago
From Frugal To Free

17 Reasons Why New Jersey is Better Than NYC for Living - New Jersey might not have the glitz of NYC, but it sure does make more sense for a lot of people. Why, you ask? Let’s break it down into bite-sized reaso...
11 hours ago
Fine Gardening

April in Carla’s Garden, Part 2 - New leaves and new flowers
20 hours ago
Not Buying Anything

Giving to Our Mother on Earth Day - "Hey! You're right - this is way more fun than the corporate jet." Today is Earth Day. If you are thinking of a gift for Mother Earth, I have the perf...
2 days ago
Green Tapestry

IAVOM ~ Pink Champagne - It's another Monday and so a fresh vase is now residing on the kitchen windowsill and will brighten my view when I'm at the kitchen sink. In my vase t...
2 days ago
The Irish Aesthete

Untapped Potential - Almost exactly five years ago, in early May 2019, Scouting Ireland announced that it was closing its centre at Mount Melleray, County Waterford. According ...
2 days ago
Wild Daffodil

We will walk 500 miles: 239 miles completed - Thank you to my daughter for taking the photo of Miss M and me. What a glorious day.
3 days ago
Murtagh's Meadow

Silent Sunday – 21st April 2024 - [image: Bee and apple blossom]Bee and apple blossom
3 days ago
Strong Money Australia

The Power Of Deliberate Spending - Many of you are focused savers. You appreciate frugality and the wise use of money for its own sake. I’m in that camp too. And when you’ve got big goals li...
4 days ago
Off The Edge Gardening Blog

Six on Saturday – Precipice - This week presented both challenges and achievements. I had a short stint in the doldrums which has now been replaced by my usual “annoyingly positive”. Th...
4 days ago
Fred, a French Gardener2

Six on Saturday 20-04-24 - A cool or even cold Saturday morning… to continue the month of AprilThe weather forecast is not encouraging for at least the next 15 days with a North – No...
4 days ago
One Man And His Garden Trowel

Six on Saturday (20 April 2024) - Making the most of the dry and reasonably sunny weather last weekend I finished off most of the tasks on the ‘to do’ list. Dahlias have been repotted and v...
4 days ago
Blog - Jane Perrone

My top three purple houseplants - It's a houseplant Prince-off!
5 days ago
Fringe Association

Two new(ish) things - Hi again — I hope you’ve been well! I’ve got two things to update you on: 1. THE TIP JARIt is indescribably rewarding that thousands of people per week c...
1 week ago
Down to Earth

Where happiness is lurking - It's my birthday today, I'm 76. 🙂 I love being my age. Every stage of life brings new joys and challenges and now is no different. I know some people ...
1 week ago
Reclaiming Paradise

From the archives - I’ve been a member of Garden Organic since I got my first garden in 1992. Apart from supporting an important organisation, membership brings a newsletter a...
1 week ago
The Frugal Farm Wife

Canning Strawberries: Step-By-Step - Interested in canning strawberries, but aren’t sure where to start? This tutorial will show you... The post Canning Strawberries: Step-By-Step appeared f...
2 weeks ago
fit for a queen

Custom Cuffs and Bands and More - This poly chiffon project might just be coming to an end… On closer inspection, the original front band was in two pieces, not just folded under as a facin...
2 weeks ago
Talking Plants

American oaks stop one degree short of equator - *Flora de la Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reino de Granada (1783–1816), vol. XIV, p. 26* Panama is just about where the southward journey of the oak...
2 weeks ago
The Blooming Garden

Garden Nostalgia. - I now have a small garden but I am very much involved with the garden I owned and loved 18 years ago now we live very close by. The garden was nearly 11 ac...
4 weeks ago
Good Life Permaculture

Home Harvest edible garden trail: 2024 Wrap Up! - As we wrap up our fifth Home Harvest edible garden trail, it’s always good to pause and take a moment to reflect on the greatness that just was. Cause it w...
5 weeks ago
Gardening know how Archives - The Middle-Sized Garden

Sloping garden solutions – the real truth about gardening successfully on a slope - You don't have to buy special plants if you have a sloping garden. With these tips, you can create beautiful borders on any kind of slope. The post Slopi...
1 month ago
The Nostalgic Gardener

Spring in waiting (Six on Saturday) - I thought I would bounce into a Six on Saturday for a little analysis of the garden in early spring (which began yesterday, on 1st March, as far as I am co...
1 month ago
Invitation to the Garden

Bogged Down Again - Last month’s new beginning got bogged down again. Our usually sunny January of dazzling snow shrunk into dirty slush under heavy grey skies. Bright skies r...
2 months ago
Frugal Debt Free Life

16 FREE or FRUGAL Date Nights - I asked you guys over on Instagram for some frugal or free date night ideas, and this is what you came up with. I love it!
2 months ago
Mr. Money Mustache

How To Afford a House These Days - The other day, an MMM reader stopped by and left the following comment on one of my older posts about the principles of FIRE: As with every critique of our...
2 months ago
All the Blue Day

New Beginnings - Hello to you, my lovelies. It is I, I have returned from a long space of reflection and reorientation after my Dad died. It has been discombobulating, bu...
2 months ago
Canarella

Homemade Bone Broth - Something I do every year regardless of any other issues my broth collections is a must. I do Chicken Broth, Beef Stock and the latest is Bone Broth. I hav...
3 months ago
Mad Fientist

The Best Advice from JL Collins - I collected all of the best advice from my three interviews with the author of The Simple Path to Wealth, JL Collins! Read more → The post The Best Advi...
4 months ago
The Pink Shed

FEEDING THE WILDLIFE THIS WINTER - At this time of year, when the crops and flowers are far and few between and the weather is getting... The post FEEDING THE WILDLIFE THIS WINTER appeared...
4 months ago
our life hand-made

finishing things and making a mess - it’s been too long, and I apologise for that, stuff has overwhelmed me and underwhelmed me……it’s all taking a while to settle in and recover myself, findin...
5 months ago
Vertical Veg

Why chillies are such a great choice to grow in containers - … Why chillies are such a great choice to grow in containers READ MORE The post Why chillies are such a great choice to grow in containers appeared firs...
6 months ago
The Frustrated Gardener Blog

By: The Frustrated Gardener - In reply to George Wesley Kitchen. Thank you George! I’ve had an explore v...
9 months ago
Cold Climate Gardening

The Great Garden Rescue - Moving Plants Out of Harm’s Way Before Construction Starts A year ago last March, I learned that renovations were planned for our home. The kitchen was goi...
9 months ago
Imaginary Animal

Sparkly New Glitter Kitty Stickers - I'm so excited to share these new stickers with you! Ever since we introduced our Holo Kitty stickers, they have been a best seller. We originally offe...
9 months ago
Wood Cookstove Cooking

Cole's Hot Blast Ranges and Cookstoves - In my occasional trollings through Ebay, I sometimes run across some interesting cookstove ephemera that I want to share here on the blog. Tonight, we ha...
1 year ago
For the Love of Iris

March Gardening Tip – Protect your growing gardens from slugs and snails this spring! - Spring showers bring not only flowers! Slug and snail season is upon us and these slimy gastropods love, love, loveto chomp away at iris and daylily foliag...
1 year ago
Home | Homestead Honey: Radical Homesteading Blog and Off the Grid Living

70+ Best Storage Varieties for Root Cellaring - Root cellaring is one of my favorite methods of food preservation. Once you have a root cellar, and have learned more about ideal conditions for root cel...
1 year ago
Dividends Down Under

DDU Dividend Update: September 2022 - Author: Mr and Mrs DDU. *Disclaimer: Stocks mentioned on this blog are for general entertainment/documentation purposes only, following our own investmen...
1 year ago
The Propagator Blog

Six on Saturday – Transition - As you may have gathered from the decreasing levels of enthusiasm in my weekly posts, gardening has become something of a chore in the last year, much lowe...
1 year ago
The Impractical Architect

That’s how the light gets in - It’s hard to know how to respond properly to the recent Bartlett report. At first glance, the kinds of bullying and gaslighting exposed at UCL all sound de...
1 year ago
Freshisle Fibers

Onwards and Upwards - 6 short weeks ago our lives exploded! Literally turned upside down and sideways! Long story. Last fall I advertised the mobile shop and remaining inventory...
2 years ago
A Permaculture Design Course Handbook

Edible Landscaping Portfolio from 2021 - As stated in the last blog post, we started an edible landscaping company in 2021. We have amassed the pictures into a portfolio page with descriptions....
2 years ago
Kitty Cotten

Best Blogging Tips - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Nunc sed blandit libero volut...
2 years ago
Home -

Investment Bonds – A diabolically ineffective investment structure - I do not write many blog posts these days. I hope that means what I do produce is something that I am passionate about and that comes through when I type...
2 years ago
The Flying Fleece

Window Shopping: Dear Golden Vintage - When I lived in Michigan, I used to walk by Dear Golden just to see their window displays. Now that I am far away, I look at their spectacular knitwear on ...
3 years ago
a hopeful nature

Little Lavender Pillows - Little lavender pillows, sewn from squares of beautiful fabric and filled with fragrant dried lavender flowers, make simple and lovely handmade gifts. Litt...
3 years ago
Suits Me

Style ARC Blaire Dress - This is my first try at a Style ARC pattern and in the end, I’d say it was a success. This dress was another item that I made for my vacation to Puerto Ric...
3 years ago
Early Retirement Extreme

Early Retirement Extreme audiobook finally available! - Over the past ten years ever since the ERE book was published back in I’ve received requests for translations and an audiobook while redirecting people bac...
3 years ago
The Woolly Whiskers

The Blue Marilyn Dress pt 3 – Finished! - My flowery Marilyn dress! I’m in love! AND the seller has made a multi sized version of the pattern, and corrected the quirks! HERE’s the link, not sponsor...
3 years ago
Growing A Pacific NorthWest Garden

Changing Back to Blogger - After a trial of 9 months on WordPress, I’m changing back to the Blogger platform. The main reason is how difficult it is for me to log on WordPress. Often...
3 years ago
Surviving the Suburbs

The Medicine of the Future - It's fascinating to me when, what seem completely independent, aspects of my life converge. Deus Ex Machina and I are historical fiction fanatics. We real...
4 years ago
The Poor Farm

So Long Best LGD Ever. - Fannie, our best livestock guardian dog ever, died a couple weeks ago and we've all had a hard time adjusting to her absence. She had been with us sev...
4 years ago
Beach Clean Art Blog

Branscombe: 4th. March - A quick beach clean in icy winds
6 years ago
Wardrobe Ecology – making things, asking questions

Remedy for the listless: make nine - If in turning the new year you find yourself coming up short in inspiration, a quick list offers a tool to rekindle: make nine. A long, drawn-out sewing pr...
6 years ago
A Country Farmhouse

Spring Cozies - Thank you for all of your kind, supportive words. I've forgotten how wonderful it feels to share such warm, positive energy with dear friends across th...
7 years ago
integral permaculture

PatternDynamics (TM): An Article, and More Workshops in the U.S. - Tim Winton, from New South Wales, Australia, recently visited the west coast of the U.S. and Canada, and I had the privilege of organizing one of his Patte...
11 years ago
WMJAMES

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Glensheen

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Blog: Creatively Operating

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Grow Veg

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Piet Oudolf

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Just Dig It

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Tasmanian Inspo+Links

Botanic Resources
Catherine Cretan Garden Design
Cloudscapes
Davide Figliuolo
Deep Earth Sustainable Landscapes
Karls Home and Garden
Landscapes4U
Landscaping Hobart
Lange Design
Lange Design
Loci Landscapes
Outlook Concepts
Ovata Gardens
Patrick Graham
Play Street
Provence Stone Masonary Tas
SLS Landscape Group
Susan McKinnon Design
The Fork in The Road
The Veggie Patch Guy
Three Squares Landscaping
Total Gardening Services

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