
It is a delightfully purple year in the garden. I mean, if you’ve been here a while, you know this is the whole point. But it’s not usually this purple! This year is exceptional.

As with most things I read about autism, it took me a long time to recognise that I have special interests. It’s not that I’m interested in gardening you see, it’s that I want to create a space that has a certain vibe, and achieving that involves gardening. It’s just a means to an end.…

When I first saw this space I was struck by how bare, sterile, and controlled it looked. I wanted to bring life to it, but wow what a daunting project. But I’d been watching Big Dreams, Small Spaces and I understood I had to break it down into small achievable goals, year by year. The…

We’re in stage 5 drought which is testing the fortitude of our drought-resistant planting. But we’ve finally had some rain these past two days and they’re loving it. The pollinators have been loving the garden too, as have we.

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