27 Dec 2023

I received a lovely Christmas present from my daughter in law – a Bonsai kit with seeds. I’ve never grown a bonsai from seeds before so will see how it goes. Watch this space…

The peat tablet soaked up more water than I thought possible and quadruppled in size. I planted the seeds in two tubs – one in my little portable greenhouse one on top of the bookshelf. Would love to see something sprout. I have no idea what the seeds are though so a surprise is coming.

I also got Costa Georgiadis’s new gardening book as a Christmas present. It resonates with me so much – very interesting and practical ideas about gardening, sustainability and much much more. Also many other little things you can do around the house and garden like micro climates and rainwater saving to name only two. It has plenty of photos too. I’ll definitely try a few things from this book in the garden.

I want to try slow the runoff of rain water in our garden. Rock pathways slow down the runoff and waters the grass for days so I can turn off the watering system for longer periods of time.

Great book Costa Georgiadis! I’m definitely a fan.