Moosey News : April 2008

Dear Subscriber,

The seasons have definitely changed in my garden. Goodbye summer, hello autumn, or should I call you 'fall'?

This month's features :

1. Travel - or Garden?
2. Charming Creek Walkway
3. West Coast Holiday
4. The New Stone Wall
5. Autumn Plant Sales

Regulars :

6. Plant of the Month : Autumn Flowering Sedums
7. Animal of the Month : Histeria the Tabby
8. Garden Quote : About Holidays
9. Garden Gallery : Compassion Rose
10. Forum Focus : A Dog's Life
11. Gardening Advice : Seeds
12. Searching for Moosey : rustic garden bench
13. Coming up this month : Brr...

This month's features

1. Travel - or Garden?

A light-hearted comparison about travel books versus gardening books - and the winner is...

2. Charming Creek Walkway

Charming Creek Walkway is a beautiful flat walk in the New Zealand bush, following an old mine and timber rail track.

3. West Coast Holiday

Read my journal page about my short holiday to 'The Coast' - that's the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

4. The New Stone Wall

Before, and after, and all the excruciating details of the in-betweens concerning the new stone wall.

5. Autumn Plant Sales

The Head Gardener gets in touch again with her feminine sale-shopping side.

Regulars

6. Plant of the Month : Autumn Flowering Sedums

The main star of the Sedum Spectacular is, of course, the perennial called Autumn Joy. But the bees and I really enjoy my newer sedums, those with rich red foliage as well as flower colour.

7. Animals of the Month : Histeria the Tabby Cat

For months the three youngest cats have been lumped together in identity. Now they're almost grown, individuals in the trio start to shine - like Histeria, the happy tabby.

8. Garden Quote : About Holidays

There's definitely a gardening bias to this quote regarding the usefulness of holidays.

9. Garden Gallery : Compassion Rose

This rose has fragrance and form, it picks well for inside the house, but best of all - its late summer flowers are absolutely beautiful.

10. Forum Focus : A Dog's Life

Several of the forum friends have dogs - you'll enjoy their pictures and stories. It's not just Rusty the Moosey dog who has a great life!

11. Gardening Advice : Seeds

Collecting seeds has to be done when the gardener is in a well-organised mood...

12. Searching for Moosey : rustic garden bench

rustic garden bench

I said I'd never ever have one of these in my garden - well, well, well! Check out the Moosey Rustic Garden Bench, lovingly designed and built by Non-Gardening Partner. Perhaps it's the first of many!

13. Coming up this month : Brr...

The weather will get a bit colder, a bit darker... But my gardening heart will be as warm and bright as ever, I promise.

Cheers,