It seems to be a common occurrence. People wanting to change an aspect of their lives and despite knowing that they want to, could and maybe should change things for the better – they can’t. Sometimes we seem caught in an invisible web or tied to ‘negative’ aspects of ourselves which defy change.
Below is an extract from an email I sent to someone who wrote to me and said that for some unknown – possibly karmic reason - they ‘couldn’t let go of the past’… Read the rest of this entry »
Gardening always surprises you. Moment to moment, day to day you are presented with something new. New flowers, new fruit, new weeds… it’s amazing.
One of the surprises I was greeted with was the sudden collapse of one of my favourite plants – the Butterfly Bush; Buddleia davidii. Aptly named, this large growing shrub exudes a sweet nectary smell that bees, butterflies and other bugs swarm to. I ‘use’ them in the garden as a ‘bee bank’ – to draw in bees to pollinate the fruit trees. We have a pink variety, white, sky blue, yellow and in this case, a violet-near-black beauty called ‘Black Knight’. Read the rest of this entry »
It was the middle of the night and outside my window there was a loud, synchronized thud. I knew it was lemons falling from our Lisbon Lemon tree. The next morning, I went around the sideway and collected the lemons that had fallen – there were about a dozen.
Not many people know that you’re not supposed to pick lemons from the tree. This is because they don’t ripen once picked. To achieve full flavour, lemons should fall.
Due to a recent Spring heatwave ( and little rain ), the lack of moisture in the soil had caused the tree to ’shed some of it’s load’. To let go of what it could no longer support. Interestingly, it doesn’t abort it’s newly formed fruit – just the ones that are close-to-ready.
Q. What do you need to let go of so that something new in your life has a chance to grow?
If October was about anything, it was about manouvring yourself into a better position. Having said that, November should come a bit easier and in the lead up to Christmas, things should greatly settle. With no new collective mishaps on the horizon – and a great deal of murk already processed this year – November is a time of joy! Read the rest of this entry »
There nothing I love more than buying new plants. Whether it be recieving boxes in the post from a mail order catalogue, buying plants on ebay or raiding someone else’s collection for new treasures that they don’t want to part with – I love it all.
Many years ago when I was working at Gardenworld, I was heavily involved in the Victorian Cactus & Succulent society. There was one particular event that was held every year that I really loved going to. They called it a ‘one day happening’. It was a day where the Melbourne, Gellong and Ballarat cactus societies got together in a big scout hall and talked, sold and traded plants. It was great because you got to meet new people as well as paw through other people’s plants trash-n-treasure style! It literally took you hours to get around the hall! Read the rest of this entry »
Well the preparations for Bromfest 2009 are going well! Bromfest ( and buying more bromeliads ) have kept me busy out in the garden, hence no blogging! But I’m back in the saddle now!
The date set for the 1st ever Bromeliad swap meet is December 12th and is being held in Melbourne, Australia. There is a limit of 50 attendees.
What is Bromfest?
Bromfest ( short for “bromeliad festival” ) is not just a ‘garden show’ – it is a plant swap meet where you get the chance to sell your plants, trade them with others for new ones, show your favorites in a mini-plant-show and talk about your plants with other enthusiasts. Bromfest is a day where you get to share out your old or extra plants with friends and perhaps pick up a bargain. You don’t have to have ‘picture perfect’ plants – so have a hunt around your collection, clean out your glasshouse ( so you can walk around in there ) and bring that old ratty plant that you have been neglecting. Old, new it doesn’t matter. Bring your plants along.
Imagine if everyone who came brought along with them a box ( or more ) of their favourite, old or surplus plants to sell, swap, show off or trade! What a great day!
Here’s What’s at Bromfest…
Let’s begin with a question. What would you do if you were happy, healthy and the world was a good place to be in? Take a moment to really think it over and then read on. Read the rest of this entry »
Recently I have been spending a lot of time working on my garden. Planting trees, weeding, building paths, potting plants – the place looks like a real nursery these days.
It has been a lovely time – as though I have been attending to some long, long side of myself. A part of my life that had been trampled by the schedule of need.A downshift from doing to being.
As I further delve into the nature of the ancient grass Bromeliads, the Pitcairnioidieae subfamily more and more of my time is spend ‘living life on the ground’ and doing ‘what is’. It’s been quite a journey and a real shift. No longer thinking about what I want to do and trying to aim my life in better directions with mental energy, the grass Bromeliads help you to ‘get on with it’. Not only this, the plants help to reconnect with… and then resurrect those passions and interests you may have set aside long ago in your daily ‘fight to survive’.
Long lost passion is an interesting subject. Read the rest of this entry »
Do you feel that things are hazy, your energy is low and that it’s hard to get enthusiastic? Do you feel as though you have slowed down?
Noticing the need to slow down, down-size or down gear is usually a sign that you have become aware that what you are currently doing is heading toward disaster. So quite naturally, when we do notice that what we are doing is no good for us, we ‘put the brakes’ on our plans. And look at what we are doing in an effort to regain a handle on the situation.
Despite the need to sometimes slow down in our lives, we generally do very badly at it! Read the rest of this entry »
Puya Species – Collapse, Caving In. ( Under research, soon to be released )
+ Dropping your illusions. Letting go of baseless ideas, beliefs and other nonsense which are not grounded in reality. Letting go of the illusions which cause you to fall down. Dropping those things in your life that do nothing to support you. Able to naturally support yourself.
- Carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. Illusions about your life that cause you to bend, buckle and falter. On the verge of toppling over because of the strain you are under. Dropping the ball. Falling down because you cannot hold up your illusions anymore. Feeling as though your whole has come crashing down around you. Buried beneath a pile of illusions, what if’s and fears.
October 2009 is a lesson in Support! Read the rest of this entry »
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