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New Succulents

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

Frank did a good deed, helping a woman carry a parcel home. She rewarded him with cuttings from a couple of her succulents. He’s a huge succulent fan so he was over the moon. We set the cuttings out to … Continue reading →

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Misplaced Tree Fern

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

I’m not pointing fingers, but whoever planted these two tree ferns (cyathea cooperi) at our back door wasn’t thinking ahead. Okay, I am pointing fingers – Mother Nature, try again. They’re great plants but they are a bit big for this … Continue reading →

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Birdbath Upgrade

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

The birdbath is doing really well. Birds love it. I even catch them bathing on cold winter days. (At least when it’s sunny out. Update 15 July: Today I saw a currawong bathing and it’s  cold, dark and drizzly out there!) The wood … Continue reading →

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New Beginnings

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

This mulberry tree produced bowls full of berries in spring. I made several cobblers and want to do that every year for the rest of my life. Frank and I decided to try to start a new plant from a … Continue reading →

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Fell Down BOOM

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

 Our beautiful indoor jade plant had a slight accident yesterday (above). For a few days we’ve been wondering about a branch that seemed to be drooping: Has the plant been over watered? Under watered? Is it all a figment of … Continue reading →

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Rosemary

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

I’ve got a very scraggly rosemary bush living outside. It’s actually one I planted from a cutting of one that is now dead :-(. This plant is doing okay, but was covered in weeds so has grown leggy to reach … Continue reading →

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House Plants

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

I’ve been slowly moving plants from outside to inside as I salvage them from the garden chaos. Some of them had lived inside before we moved to Darwin and I set them, pots and all, into the garden in hopes … Continue reading →

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Flowers

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

Various plant that provide no sustenance but are kind of rewarding when they finally bloom. All prefer 100% neglect and bloom when they’re good and ready to. No prompting by me has ever been successful.

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