Getting creative in the Garden

Rock Roses are very common in the Western Cape, where I'm living now. 

Little baby ones are easily found from larger plants and make lovely little plants for the window sill to brighten up a room with a little green. You will find them in your local Garden Centre in the UK.

We've been busy replanting the baby plants into little pots and we got a bit creative with different containers and adding stones for decoration....

These are planted in used tuna cans with little holes punched in the bottom. We have a special can opener that doesn't leave a jagged sharp edge so you can't get cut and takes the lid off cleanly.

....and these ones are planted in a shell we found on the beach down the road. They will need to be replanted when they get too big but it goes to show that you can save on little things when you're nuturing your garden. 

These alternatives to seed trays look pretty and interesting while you're waiting for them to grow.

Enjoy the build up to Spring in the UK!

With sunshine,

Ruthie in South Africa

SIO tips no. 25

Making a wash bag or makeup bag? line with thick polythene cut from a supermarket plastic bag for life or from Shower Curtain material.



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SIO Tips no. 24

Making your own Christmas cards this year? Try embellishing with odd buttons to give a new dimension to your designs. 



SEEK IT OUT: Changing the world a stitch at a time