Miel des collines

20/10/2026

Slides or life lately

18/10/2026

If you live in New Zealand, chances are you might live close to a sheep farmer, it pays to ask if they have a bit of wool laying around so you can use it to mulch your garden

gardening

15/10/2026

This is your sign to grab a ticket to visit Lynda Hallinan ‘s garden this weekend and participate to the Pansy Show!

I will go on Saturday and will present these two embroidery to the competition

As for the painting… it’s an antique I found at the equivalent of the Salvation Army but in France

12/10/2026

A gardener worst nightmare and yet such beautiful bloom

Creeping Buttercup garden w**d

12/10/2026

This is by far the most efficient way to control w**ds between garden beds!

Yes we previously used w**d mats and yes… we recommend you avoid using them in the first place. Cardboard and wood mulch work wonders - it’s all natural and eventually nourish the soil underneath

We have a small wood chipper from The Best Wood Chippers that works a treat with medium size Manuka trees

Garden w**d control

09/10/2026

30/09/2026

We built another three garden beds which needed to be filled with quality growing materials

Once again, we used nature’s way

I always save and age my chicken’s p**p so it can be used as natural fertiliser around the garden

More leaves - lawn clippings - sheep manure - forest mulch and a little bit of this and a little of that

Topped up with garden mix from our local Raglan Landscape Supplies

Ready to plant!

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26/09/2026

The exciting time when new garden beds are added to the existing ones

New Zealand gardening lifestyle