The wild weather has been a curse, but the silver lining has been relief for the butterflies & plants

Blackbirds may have a lovely song, but they are decimating my seedlings.

Flowering plants are going into the flower beds and borders, ready for spring. I also take a road trip to see a very special nursery.

After a month of work we have new garden beds and cleared borders. Bring on spring!

What plants worked best in the small butterfly garden this summer? What will I continue to grow and what will be abandoned?

Why winter gardening is not recommended. The heavy work to expand the butterfly garden means getting muddy.

Our not quite Insta-worthy dead hedge and definitely not butterfly worthy nettle bed is constructed

The lomandra is finally gone, but there is plenty still to dig up.

English style flower gardens around Auckland to get inspiration from for my butterfly garden

This week was I Love Butterflies week and the Big Backyard Butterfly Count. See what I spotted!

A visit to West Lynn Gardens butterfly house, filled with tropical planting and monarch butterflies

I fail to grow flowers from seed so I go plant shopping! Then I need to plant everything.

Lomandra defeats all the planning and clearing the site for the butterfly garden stalls

I write a project plan and bioblitz the garden. I rave about iNaturalist.