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Bricky's World: June 2012

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Thoughts and reflections from southern New Zealand. Tuesday, 19 June 2012. Signs in the Timaru Botanic Gardens, South Canterbury, New Zealand. OK, the signwriter stuffed up - twice - but wouldn't someone on the gardens staff have noticed and sent them back for correction? Apparently not, as I first spotted these errant signs three years ago and they're still in place. Links to this post. Saturday, 16 June 2012. Where does respect begin? Links to this post. Thursday, 14 June 2012. Links to this post.

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Bricky's World: May 2012

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Thoughts and reflections from southern New Zealand. Wednesday, 2 May 2012. Nature the Best Architect. Nature is the best architect and I don't rate at all. I planted this climbing rose ('Lady Barbara') and the Virginia Creeper in early Spring with the purpose in mind to hide an ugly fence. No thought given to the colour combination, but with the onset of Autumn, nature has provided a nice blend. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Subscribe To Bricky's World. There was an error in this gadget.

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Bricky's World: Between two trees, there lies a story true....

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Thoughts and reflections from southern New Zealand. Sunday, 13 October 2013. Between two trees, there lies a story true. Is a song that was popular more years ago than I really want to remember, but I was reminded of it today when I visited the very small town which was the home of my childhood. Two trees, still reaching skyward after all these years. The first is an English Oak (. Soon after I started school as a 5 year old, my teacher took our class for a natur. A sensible one, probably! Between two tr...

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Bricky's World: March 2012

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Thoughts and reflections from southern New Zealand. Thursday, 29 March 2012. In Te Anau. Wednesday, 28 March 2012. People and their Gardens. My work often involves visiting people at their homes. Mostly, when I walk through the front gate and up the path, I have very little factual information about the person or people behind the door. But I can usually make a pretty intelligent guess about their personalities. How? Unkempt, overgrown gardens can sometimes indicate unfortunate occupants who are not wel...

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Bricky's World: A Thorn Amongst the Roses

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Thoughts and reflections from southern New Zealand. Saturday, 28 September 2013. A Thorn Amongst the Roses. The purpose of this column is to entertain. If it informs, that will be a bonus. If it does neither, the writer will be unemployed and hungry. It is assumed that while readers are rose enthusiasts, they have an interest in gardening generally. Let’s get started then. Bruce Taylor, a.k.a. Catalyst. 2 October 2013 at 09:19. Whats in a name? Ah Juliet. Ah WILLIAM! 6 October 2013 at 12:09.

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Bricky's World: August 2012

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Thoughts and reflections from southern New Zealand. Saturday, 4 August 2012. A coffin, a beetle and a non-existent picture. My father, who lived in a country town within a two hour drive of our convention venue, and whose DIY skills have been documented in a previous post. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Subscribe To Bricky's World. There was an error in this gadget. Tikorangi: The Jury Garden. NZ Forest and Bird Society. Pushing the Rose Envelope. Make a Wood Sign.

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Bricky's World: Gilding the Rose

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Thoughts and reflections from southern New Zealand. Monday, 14 October 2013. As I promised recently, here is another in the series of contributions I have been writing for the Otago Rose Society's monthly newsletter. An English rose nursery’s website advertises three of Rev Pemberton’s roses as “The Vicar’s Daughters Collection”, claiming ‘Penelope’, ‘Cornelia’ and ‘Felicia’ were named after Joseph Pemberton’s daughters. Did the ...14 January 2014 at 13:35. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was a...

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Bricky's World: October 2013

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Thoughts and reflections from southern New Zealand. Monday, 14 October 2013. As I promised recently, here is another in the series of contributions I have been writing for the Otago Rose Society's monthly newsletter. An English rose nursery’s website advertises three of Rev Pemberton’s roses as “The Vicar’s Daughters Collection”, claiming ‘Penelope’, ‘Cornelia’ and ‘Felicia’ were named after Joseph Pemberton’s daughters. Did the ...Links to this post. Sunday, 13 October 2013. Is a song that was popular m...

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Bricky's World: The Cat Lives On.....

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Thoughts and reflections from southern New Zealand. Wednesday, 23 July 2014. The Cat Lives On. I write a regular contribution to the monthly newsletter of the Otago Rose Society. Although I undertook some time ago to reproduce these contributions as blogposts here, I haven't been very good at doing so. Anyway, here's the most recent of them. Lady Norwood Rose Garden, Wellington. Lady Norwood Rose Garden. 24 August 2014 at 06:47. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To Bricky's World.

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Bricky's World: February 2014

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Thoughts and reflections from southern New Zealand. Tuesday, 11 February 2014. A splash of colour. Color coordination is not one of my strong suits, as I am reminded from time to time - usually when we contemplate changes to our interior decor. But in the garden, I get to call the shots and if I say so myself, I don't think I did too badly in this instance! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Subscribe To Bricky's World. There was an error in this gadget. Tikorangi: The Jury Garden.