I have started a journey to become authentically me and during these early stages of this journey i have begun to notice more of what makes me happy, i have started to notice what does serve me and I have begun to plot a rather disjointed path to get back to the happiest version ofContinue reading "Coming Back"
Sea Lavender
Sea Lavender, or Statice as I know this plant to be called, is another very easy plant to grow. This one seems to prefer full sun though. I grew these from seed. They have teeny tiny seeds that will germinate fairly easily as long as you have put them under a small layer of sand,Continue reading "Sea Lavender"
Clivia Miniata
This is an indigenous South African plant, that only flowers for a few short months, but boy is it beautiful! When we bought our house last year, I was blown away by the hundreds of Clivias, but I noticed that very few of them were actually flowering. During the dreary winter months this year IContinue reading "Clivia Miniata"
Fresh, Tasty Basil
I love the smell of fresh basil and I love to cook with it. I have always struggled though, with growing it myself. Now, I know that it is a very easy seed to germinate, but I never manage to get it to grow correctly. My previous attempts left me with long stemmed seedlings, withContinue reading "Fresh, Tasty Basil"
Little Bit of Spring
As if the universe read my previous post about how dreary winter can get. My garden started to come alive again. It could very well have something to do with the fact that I had started a bit more of a regular watering schedule, and that I had started actively gardening again, but it's alwaysContinue reading "Little Bit of Spring"
❄Winter Woes❄
It is dull and dreary, not many plants want to grow and there is such a time limit on afternoon gardening time. I really dislike this time of year, it feels a little like my sparkle is gone, purely because when I get home after work it is too cold and dark to get intoContinue reading "❄Winter Woes❄"
Little Plants and Things 