Guerilla knitting has taken Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs by storm. At first the guerilla knitters were weaving their magic on bike stands and road signs, but now they’re working to enhance nature too.

This is the second post in my old cactus garden series. This garden was established in 1996. I had carted all the plants from rented house to rented house prior to buying our home and creating this garden. Actually Howard a landscape gardener created this garden. I’ll find a good shot of the whole garden as he created a wonderful oasis for us.

These plants have now grown so large that they dominate the entire backyard, sorry about that kids They look striking all year and absolutely stunning when in …

As I upgrade this site I thought I’d take you on a journey of the evolution of my cactus garden. This photo is from September 2001, the cacti and succulents in this garden had been there for 4-5 years at that point. Looking out my window now I find it hard to imagine how all those exotic plants managed to squeeze into one garden. My old cactus garden. Cacti and succulents intermingled with other drought tolerant plants like sea side daisy.