Today gardeners know exactly what makes plants grow but that hasn’t always been the case. I’m still reading the garden section of Bill Byrson’s book “At Home: A short history of private life” and he has some interesting things to say about early horticultural methods. Whilst the Industrial revolution was producing in his words “wondrous [...]

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I came across the following piece on Twitter recently, posted by Noelene Dawes (under @minimotivators if you want to follow her) . . . “Life is a garden full of many varieties of plants. Choose the seeds wisely since most will germinate and grow. Tend it well every day and you will keep the weeds [...]

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It’s a great feeling to do some gardening and actually see a substantial difference at the end as a result of your efforts. Recently I requested to work in the backyard garden at the Northey Street City Farm (www.nscf.org.au). This is a small area that has been put together to show people how productive the [...]

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I am currently reading the latest book by my favourite author Bill Bryson. Called “At Home: A short history of private life”, it analyses the past to look at why we live the way we do by explaining where certain household items, terms and practices came from. It is fascinating stuff, even if he does [...]

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The dilemma of the small business leader is that they tend to lead on their own, particularly when they are starting out. Even as they grow, there can be an unwillingness to connect with people like themselves in other organisations for fear of exposing their weaknesses. However, it is vital to their growth that they [...]

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