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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Monthly Archives: November 2020
RTBG Thursday 26th November 2020
Thursday was cloudless; the official temperature reached 22 degrees but felt warmer within the confines of the Food Garden at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). The achievements of the day were to remove fast growing weeds in the orchard … Continue reading
Feeding a lawn
Down the back of my place with garden beds along the fence edges and intruding inwards towards a centre but never meeting, I grow an expanse of greenness in part of the centre. Typically this is labelled a lawn. On … Continue reading
RTBG Thursday 19th November 2020
Last Thursday, while my fellow volunteers were enjoying gardening in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), I had sailed to and was enjoying the wilderness of places such as Port Davey, Bathurst Harbour and Melaleuca in … Continue reading
Shedding the Silence
The individuals in the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus (TSOC) have suffered in various ways through the months of the pandemic lockdown. For some, singing at home was not to the liking of other house occupants so, for those people, a … Continue reading
Silver beet
How large can a leaf of silver beet grow? Months ago I wrote about establishing a hugelkultur garden. In that space I planted, over time, an assortment of vegetables as an experiment. I am delighted to say the feverfew, garlic, … Continue reading
Broad beans
I have readers and followers of this blog all over the world and it occurred to me that not everyone might be familiar with broad beans as an easy-to-grow and delicious-to-eat vegetable. This situation was confirmed today when a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
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Sailing the open seas from Hobart
Soon I will have the privilege of an exciting adventure travelling from Hobart to Port Davey and Bathurst Harbour and return, on a replica of a 19th century sailing ship the Windeward Bound I will traverse seas which, on occasion, … Continue reading
Posted in Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour, Tasmania
Tagged A History of Port Davey, Bathurst Harbour, Christobel Mattingley, Cox's Bight, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Derwent Harbour, Janet Fenton, King of the Wilderness, Lady Nelson, Maatsukyer Island, Melaleuca, Port Davey, Recherche Bay, Tony Fenton, Win & Clyde, Windeward Bound
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RTBG Thursday 12th November 2020
After a hot week we expected a warm day at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) in the Food Garden. With our recent great weather, weeds are flourishing everywhere in public spaces; the path from the bus stop to the … Continue reading
My Chickweed Bread
Last week I published a blog post with a link to recipes which inspired me to bake a loaf of Chickweed bread. Despite my best efforts in my garden, chickweed plants lurk under and around so many of my plants. … Continue reading
Posted in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania
Tagged chickweed, chickweed bread, Food Garden, RTBG
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