http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/ Garden news can range from the smallest new plant purchase to the biggest new landscaping project. Then there's the big wide gardening world outside the garden gate to keep an eye on. What about all the garden tours, new plant releases, garden festivals? They all promise new experiences. Something's always happening somewhere, be it on radio, TV, in magazines, on the internet, at the local nursery, or at Moosey's Country Garden. en-us Copyright 1997-2004 Eggyweb Fri, 09 May 2008 07:17:58 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss eggy@mooseyscountrygarden.com http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080503.html I've just planted about five hundred mixed daffodils - some up the driveway, most along the road-side fence. Oh boy - my back is stiff from bending, and there's dust all over me and my clothes. Five hundred more to go... Thu, 08 May 2008 22:08:15 -0700 http://garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080503.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080502.html Right. No excuses about cold wind or wet rain. An intrepid four-seasons gardener simply puts on thermal underwear, shorts over the long-johns, hat and gloves - and then out he or she goes! Mon, 05 May 2008 22:42:45 -0700 http://garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080502.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080501.html Ha! A brand new gardening month, a brand new page - and with winter just around the corner, time to turn over a brand new leaf? More like rake up a thousand old ones - the autumn leaves are falling fast. And still some of my roses are blooming better than ever. Sat, 03 May 2008 22:44:39 -0700 http://garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080501.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-news/upcoming-events.html In May I have more plans for adventuring in my own back-yard than for the garden. Oops. Cycle trips, and maybe a May hiking trip are on the list of possibles. Probables include weeding, raking, and burning gum tree rubbish. Blast! Fri, 02 May 2008 19:48:53 -0700 http://garden-news/upcoming-events.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-news/moosey-news-0805.html It's the grand clean-up month in my garden, as autumn moves into winter. Hopefully there'll still be time (and good weather) for some decent May adventures. Fri, 02 May 2008 19:18:03 -0700 http://garden-news/moosey-news-0805.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-weather/autumn-poem.html Gardeners must make the most of autumn - it can be one of the shortest, smallest garden joys in their year. And all good autumn things must come to an end... Fri, 02 May 2008 18:45:51 -0700 http://garden-weather/autumn-poem.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080405.html It's even more autumnal today, with rain and darker skies, and the first cold southerly of the season due to arrive at the end of the week. Eek! I must get mulching, and weeding, and trimming, and raking... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:36:54 -0700 http://garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080405.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080409.html Before I do any gardening today I have to send some yellow rose photographs to a friend. Oddly I don't take very many pictures of Graham Thomas, my best yellow rose. He's finished his second flush of flowering, so I've missed my chance. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:25:50 -0700 http://garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080409.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080404.html I'm back home after a short holiday hiking on the East Coast of Marlborough, surrounded by smooching cats. Good morning to purring Percy, my beautiful ginger tabby youngster. Rusty the dog waits patiently for some good dog-action... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:22:21 -0700 http://garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080404.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/cats-dogs/dog-river-water.html A river is the perfect playground for dogs to practice fetching things from water. Some dogs are lucky enough to have their own familiar chasing object, brought from home. Here are some dog-etiquette tips for chasing a tennis ball. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:02:02 -0700 http://cats-dogs/dog-river-water.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/gardening-articles/red-fall-leaves.html A good red? This isn't just a strictly-gardening site - pets and places do get a mention, and occasionally food, after a long day digging. But a 'good red'? There's only one vintage of good red on the menu - a good red autumn leaf! Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:03:21 -0700 http://gardening-articles/red-fall-leaves.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080408.html My autumn energy continues. Each day I've been working away like a woman possessed, enjoying a positive and contended autumn gardening mood. I think it's all to do with the sun. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:31:49 -0700 http://garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080408.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080407.html So far April has been full of great weather and wonderful adventures. After being away hiking, it's only taken me a week to get most of the garden looking good again. Hmm... Better not look too closely! Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:42:07 -0700 http://garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080407.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080406.html Yesterday I found the most beautiful autumn leaf ever seen by woman, or gardener, or woman-gardener. It lay in the driveway, an autumn jewel covered in little dew drops. Beautiful! Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:46:21 -0700 http://garden-journal-08/autumn-garden-journal-080406.html http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/new-zealand/cape-campbell-lighthouse.html The Cape Campbell lighthouse, painted in fat black and white stripes, perches at the end of a finger of land on the East Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It pops scenically into view at the end of the second hiking day on the Cape Campbell Walkway. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:03:02 -0700 http://new-zealand/cape-campbell-lighthouse.html