Tag: gardening competa
FRESH AS A DAISY
Childhood memories of daisy chains, plucking petals - he loves me, he loves me not - dreaded daisies in the lawn (bellis...
BIRTH BY FIRE
As I write this, 8th January, the latest figures for land burnt in Australia stand at 10.7 million hectares. That is an...
THE INTIMATE LIFE OF THE FIG
At this time of the year the trees silvered-grey bark glows in the moonlight. On misty, dripping days, its sheer bulk and...
The Christmas Rose
Of all the flowers associated with Christmas, the Christmas rose is the most delicate and beautiful, as ephemeral as the fairy on...
