Category Archives: Garden

Spring Garden

Posted on 10 January, 2012 by Louise

As all Christchurch residents know, Labour weekend is the time to begin planting your vegetable garden.  Here are a few shots of our spring vege garden.  It looks very different now so I will do an update post shortly. Corn … Continue reading →

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Combination Pie

Posted on 11 March, 2011 by Louise

Recipe: Combination Pie Summary: A delicious pie that combines rice and beans in a savoury egg custard. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups of cooked brown rice (approx) 1 can of large red kidney beans 1 tablespoon of butter 2 cups of … Continue reading →

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What to do with Zucchini (or the one that got away…..marrow)

Posted on 1 February, 2011 by Louise

We’ve only got two zucchini plants in our home garden this year and they are slowly producing some nice yellow and green zucchini. There are about 8 plants in the community garden and I got some big zucchinis when I … Continue reading →

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Damp and Dingy

Posted on 23 January, 2010 by Louise

Where has summer gone? We’ve barely seen the sun shining for more than 1/2 an hour every few days. It is very disappointing as our garden was doing so well and now with this cool wet weather nothing is really … Continue reading →

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Carrot Harvest

Posted on 9 January, 2010 by Louise

Way back in September last year Grandpa (Clare in Gisborne) gave Amy a packet of seeds of baby carrots. They were in seed tape which is a light paper with the seeds attached so all you do is make a … Continue reading →

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New 09/10 Vegetable Garden

Posted on 5 January, 2010 by Kris

With the shift to the new house this year, we had the opportunity to start a new vegetable garden. We have 3 sets of photos. The first ones were taken in about September, the next ones in December and the … Continue reading →

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A walk in the park

Posted on 7 June, 2009 by Louise

We spent a lovely day with our dear friend Miriam a month or so ago, walking in the Botanic Gardens and through the Arts Centre Craft Market.  It was sunny but cold!!! By the Rose Garden: Amy Climbing tree: Faith … Continue reading →

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Garden update summer 09

Posted on 30 January, 2009 by Louise

When we arrived home from our 4 weeks away over Christmas the first thing we noticed was how HUGE everything in our garden had grown.  You can compare the photos below with these ones from October last year. The little … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Christmas!!!

Posted on 10 December, 2008 by Louise

Wow, it is nearly Christmas time!!! The kids finish up at school tomorrow.  I pick them up at 1pm and I think they are only going to school to clean their desks or something so it is just to fill … Continue reading →

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Snow in November!

Posted on 7 November, 2008 by Louise

Our poor seedlings.  It snowed in some parts of Christchurch this morning.  That is how cold it was!  I think it was -2 degrees (celcius) overnight. Actually it just sleeted at our place but it was very nearly snow.  The … Continue reading →

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