Springtime in the Quince Orchard, the Fairy Wrens & Silvereyes flit from branch to branch, the Grey Shrike Thrush is heard singing it’s beautiful song from the tops of the trees and you can smell the Quince blossom. The quince flower petals are the softest pink and the creamiest white, to some they look […]

  The Quince Orchard here at Fairy Wren Cottage is organic, bee friendly & a joy to be in! It is a young orchard planted by Michael, Liliana and myself in the Winter of 2014. The trees were 1,2 and 3 years old at the time. When the quince trees are in full blossom and […]

A home schooling update: My husband Michael and I home schooled our daughter Liliana from the 2nd day of Prep (the first year of schooling) until year 12. In years 11 and 12 Liliana was already attending Utas (University of Tasmania) and successfully completed the Diploma Family History in Year 12. Wanting to further her […]

Hello, I’m so excited to report back that after putting the call out for ‘Big Blue’ Sweet Pea seeds I now have some ready to sow in the Springtime. Fortunately for us, Bec at Veggie  & Flower Garden Seeds has been growing ‘Big Blue’ this growing season. She will have ‘Big Blue’ seeds available soon. […]

The morning after.     The afternoon before.     It is always a lovely surprise to see how flowers move and change from one day to the next. Plant list: Jude the Obscure Roses. Cafe au Lait Dahlia. Blue Spire Sage (was called Bog Sage). Larkspur (from a mixed punnet at the garden nursery). […]

Hello, I’m getting a few questions at the moment regarding how to plant sweet pea seeds. Here are my tips: Sweet Peas are heavy feeders. Think about it. A tiny sweet pea seed grows into a 2.5 metre tall vine with a profusion of tendrils, leaves, stems and beautiful flowers within 3-4 months!  On the […]

Hello, Well I guess the title is pretty explanatory! I have tried the budget version of planting sweet pea seeds in loo rolls and had epic fails. The cardboard absorbs A LOT of water. The water doesn’t seep down into the roots, because that cardboard absorbs it instead. The cardboard doesn’t disintegrate at the rate […]

Hello, It is so fantastic connecting with like minded souls who love sweet peas as much as I do. This week there were messages back and forth with a lovely flower farmer in Newfoundland. Newfoundland! Now for me, that blows my mind. I’m messaging someone on the other side of the world, in Newfoundland about […]

  Hello, The most prolific variety of sweet pea I grew this year out of the 35 different varieties was the Spring Sunshine series. What does that mean in sweet pea talk? “Spring Sunshine” is a collection of different (coloured) sweet peas bred by Owls Acre Seeds in the UK. Released in 2017-2018. They all […]