Well, the warm days are upon us and everybody is in a festive mood. Time to reflect, relax and let the sun warm you up. I’ve always wanted to grow sunflowers because, as a child, I was amazed to learn that their heads turn towards the sun. I thought it was magical that plants could […]
The month of November will be coming up roses here at Thyme Out. It is always painful to prune the branches back in the winter time after a good old summer full of flowering and sometimes it leaves you wondering if you’ve pruned them too much! But every year November comes around again and they […]
In life we all get tested at some point and for nature there is no exception. We had some severe gale winds last week and, while observing the trees and shrubs, it was clear that the hardy ones had no trouble standing the test of time. Others unfortunately had to take a bow and fall […]
A chorus of birds starting a brand new day at Thyme Out Estate.
Lots of things normally happen during the spring season. For us it proved the perfect time to have a day off with our daughter and her husband and take a trip down to Wellington. We first stopped by the city i-SITE centre to visit a friend who was helping out at a politically themed exhibition […]
Thyme Out Estate recently hosted a very special wedding ceremony. The photos were too good not to share, so we have included a few for you to check out: Photography by Kevin Bills
We grew up in Holland with our clogs. Frans and I both had a pair of clogs when we arrived in New Zealand 30 years ago. During those times they were great to wear in the veggie garden due to the fact that they would not let you sink in the mud when it’s wet […]
Winter has found it’s way into our garden! Who says the colder months can’t be beautiful?
Ten guesses what this animal is called? I know once I saw the little critter on our front door I had to go online to find out its real name. And the winner is…(drum roll please) a Phasmatodea. An insect that looks like a twig on a branch. According to a simple Google search: “The […]
