This has been a wonderful week for my orchids. Although very hot and dry until today’s afternoon shower, I managed to keep all the orchids well fed and watered. At first I was watering all of the orchids every ten […]
Last year for Easter my little family and I visited the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Apart from a well deserved break, I was of course very excited to see the plants, tropical fruit, spices and vegetables popular on the […]
Meet the newly launched Trolley Bags system, that will ensure you’ve got your #PackingSorted. Today I’m reviewing a new product on the South African market that aims to help shoppers be more eco friendly. It is also very convenient to […]
Did you know there is a very special orchid that smells just like chococolate? Let me tell you more about it and show you two of mine. Please LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE to my Youtube channel: Youtube.com/therainqueen for more videos […]
I hope everyone is having a pleasant and safe December. We’ve been busy visiting family, collecting new plants and of course working in the garden. I’ve managed to squeeze in lots of video filming & editing which I’ll be sharing […]
In my previous post I shared my experience of a fun day filming at home with the Phakisa TV crew. The episode aired at the end of July and is now on YouTube. Skip to 14 minutes and 15 seconds for […]
Exciting news! A couple of weeks ago a TV crew came to visit me and interview me about my garden. I spoke about how we try to live an eco-friendly and sustainable life at home. I showed them around the […]
2016 Weigh-In Day – Saturday the 5th of March. It’s here, TOMORROW is the 2016 Giant Pumpkin Weigh-in day. This article is brought to you by our friends from Living Seeds, where I bought the seeds for my 2014 Giant Pumpkin […]
There goes the summer. The morning sun rises a little later, afternoons are golden and many of the fruiting plants have started to wind down. I can’t say I’m too heartbroken to see the end of this summer, dear friends. […]
This past weekend we took the dogs to Walkhaven off leash dog park, and this time I remembered to put a charged battery & a memory card in my camera. I only took the 18-55mm kit lens and the 50mm […]