Succulovely

Like the rest of the world, I am having a bit of a love affair with succulents. That’s one good thing that came out of 2016, right?? 

I have been trying my hand at propagating lately (growing new baby succulents from old ones), and it’s so fun – and surprisingly quicker than I expected too. I love putting together little planter collections – I have one at work and a couple at home, so now I have started giving them to people as gifts. I made the one in the photos last year for a friend of mine at work. 

Hanging Herb Garden

This is a super cute space-saving project for the backyard – use a wall or fence to create a hanging herb garden!

How to fix the broken pipes in your irrigation system (because you hit them with a spade)

I feel like the title says it all. We managed to put about 20 holes in our irrigation piping while digging up our lawn to lay turf. Luckily, they are easy enough to fix, and once my uncle explained it to me, I had a lot of opportunities to perfect my technique.

D.I.Y. Turf Laying

I know, I know, it has been SO LONG since I blogged last. I’ve been super busy with three big projects, but now 2/3 are done, and I can share this first one with you! :)

When we moved in to our home a year ago, the garden was a total disaster zone – I’ve written about it a few times in Gorgeous Garden Beds and Goodbye to the Garden (for now!). But there was still one thing left that was stopping our garden from looking great – the grass (or lack thereof).

Goodbye to the Garden (for now!)

This last weekend was an historic occasion. I finally finally finally finished working on the front garden, a project we started when we moved in last January.

This is how long the garden has taken us… 

Going Green – September Short Projects

So, very exciting news this weekend: we got a compost bin! I’m super excited to start it and begin making compost for our garden. I’ve been reading up and learning about all the things you need to put in to make the best compost, and the balance of green and brown, nitrogen and carbon.

Re-Planting a Passionfruit – September Short Projects

So, remember about a month ago when I did this:

Yeah, that was a fail. I was keeping an eagle eye on my passionfruit to see whether it would settle in it’s spot, and it didn’t. I suspect the reason is because it was too low to the ground to get enough sun. I noticed its new leaves starting to wilt a little, and thought I had better move it sooner rather than later.

Look at its poor, wilting leaves and feelers :(

Gorgeous Garden Beds – September Short Projects

What a beautiful spring day! This is what I have been working on in my front garden over the last few months (very slowly!) – transforming my garden beds from messy to fabulous! :)

Before: Check out those weeds! Lara is not impressed.

Planting a Passionfruit – September Short Projects

Happy September everyone! For the month of September I’ve decided to forego my usual epic projects and focus on some “September Short Projects” – little things that can be done in a few hours! As such, you can expect a few extra posts this month as I get into the spirit of SPRING!