Living in New Zealand: Working in the Studio What I Built!

After months of  site preparation; tons of shifting bricks, rubble, concrete and timber; two day’s work with a builder (assembling the horribly-named SheShed) and weeks of finishing off inside and out (including a temporary deck) Sunflower Studio is ready. 

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It's a joy to work in the garden, with views of the harbour, but I have to be careful not to be distracted.

New Zealand Garden Diary: Rampant Rampicante Squash

The cucumbers planted nearby are still tiny, but the rampicante squash is rambling all over. Tastes pretty good (like a courgette/zucchini) when young, but I’m looking to store the big one.

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New Zealand Garden Diary: Perennial Edibles and Sleeping Bumble Bees

This summer is very cool and my tomatoes, courgettes and pumpkins are sulking, but the beans are getting going and the bees and I are enjoying the flowers in my garden, including the artichokes.

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And there are some edible plants that keep going and going. I love how the walking onions are gradually moving around the vegetable patch.

New Zealand Garden Diary: Bees and Broad Beans

I love watching the bees do their work around the garden. Especially in the broad bean bed.

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