winter garden

a new time frame

Posted on June 19, 2013March 22, 2016 by Jodie McCarthy

I have been thinking a lot about gardens recently. Maybe due to the amazing winter sunshine we have in Perth this year, perfect for mild-weathered gardening. Maybe it is because we have been in this house for almost three years now, and we are finally turning our attention to the overgrown garden. Maybe it's because … Continue reading a new time frame

pruning

Posted on June 5, 2013February 1, 2015 by Jodie McCarthy

I have been planting roses. I never thought of myself as a rose person. I thought they were too delicate. I thought they needed too much attention, too much care. I thought they were an old-person's plant, I thought I didn’t have time for all that fuss. When we bought our house we inherited roses … Continue reading pruning