Whitakers are a local chocolate manufacturer, and if you get the chance I highly recommend their Nelson Pear & Manuka Honey chocolate…. A local plant store sells their cocoa husks as mulch, so I got three bags today to put…
Bumble Bees
This afternoon I loaded a roll of TriX400 B&W film into my Canon SLR and with the macro lens went to shoot the red sunflowers… The strong wind had knocked them around a bit, so I straightened them up &…
Purty
I saved seed from a sunflower last year that looked like this… Looks mighty purty from behind too! And one that is completely red: What I love most about these, is that I know red looks amazing in monochrome –…
Propagation
Before: After: Mixing soil (compost, potting mix, peat moss, blood & bone) ready to fill another 20 x PB12 bags for new tamarillo seedlings, but its mainly to fill some much larger planter bags which I have been waiting to…
Monochrome macro
Passionfruit flower, like a visiting alien! Hydrangea cluster Blown out but I love it! Canon 1V with EF100L macro lens
Clearing my view
When I bought my house in Karehana Bay 9 years ago, it had been empty for a few years and while the lawns & garden had been maintained, the trees had been left to do what they like. So the…
Black Doris
How does the old saying go? The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today! A couple more additions to the garden: a Black Doris plum tree, and a Billington plum tree.…
Blood Orange
My Blood Orange bush arrived… from Flying Dragon nursery in Northland, carefully packed! Anyone ever tasted one? Nursery described the taste as a cross between orange & raspberry…