Things I want to achieve in August 2025 I’m launching into this month with trepidation. All the things I normally do at this time of year are demanding my attention in order to be ‘spring ready’. …| SARAH THE GARDENER
Things I want to achieve in July 2025 It is never too late to have a fresh start. The first week of July was spent doing a bit of travel and spending time with family. Arriving back to the garden s…| SARAH THE GARDENER
I have what I have, and it is what it is. It is hard to garden here – not impossible, but hard. I recently visited a garden the same age as mine and it was a verdant display of strong tall trees with the illusion of maturity, and deep borders filled to overflowing with a myriad of healthy and abundant growth. It looked like it …| SARAH THE GARDENER
Let’s Eat It is with great pride that I can declare Room Three of The Palace Garden open. It has been a long time coming with plenty of distraction and a generous helping of procrastination standin…| SARAH THE GARDENER
Rainy Day Activities As much as it is tempting linger in my pjs, hovering around the heater feeling sorry for myself as I watch yet more rain pelt against my windows, I really need to do something gardeny to feel motivated. The rain is really getting me down. According to the historical forecast, and I had to look it up because all of the wet …| SARAH THE GARDENER
Things I want to achieve in June 2025 And now it is winter. How did we get here so quickly. It only seems a few weeks ago that we were complaining of the heat while hanging out by the pool. The gar…| SARAH THE GARDENER
Accidental Sabbatical Recently I’ve been so busy in the doing that I looked up and realised that the days have quickly turned into weeks and I’ve kept myself to myself. It has felt a little strange…| SARAH THE GARDENER
Things I want to achieve in May 2025 May is autumn’s last chance, and the mornings feel a lot closer to winter than they did at the start of Autumn. But technically it is still autumn so if …| SARAH THE GARDENER
Things I want to achieve in April 2025 Once again, I’m running late with my expectation list for the new month. April is 10 days in and only now can I say that I can give the garden my undivided at…| SARAH THE GARDENER
Things I want to achieve in March 2025 As much as I hate to admit it, I am a tad relieved that this recent summer is all but behind us. It’s the heat and accompanying constant need to water, and the pervasive pest invasions that leave me feeling frustrated. The spring dreams are always through rose coloured glasses with the eternal hope for the perfect …| SARAH THE GARDENER
But I want to build Rome in a Day! I have a fire in my belly and some kind of inflammation in my brain. I love my garden and I have a grand vision for it. For the parts of the garden I have alrea…| SARAH THE GARDENER
Creating a Blank Canvas I have been working hard on Room Three of The Palace Garden, although there isn’t much to show for it at this point. Just a patch of weed free earth. Having said that, ge…| SARAH THE GARDENER
Downsizing This year we have experienced a shift in our family with a couple of significant things happening. Firstly, we have become empty nesters. After years of attempting to fill hollow legs…| SARAH THE GARDENER
Soil and Things Carrying on with the site survey of the new garden – which pretty much applies to the entire palace garden, I’m taking a deep dive to examine all of the extenuating circumstances th…| SARAH THE GARDENER
