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 […]
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?
It’s a blessing to be able to eat from your own vegetable garden and this year it certainly is working well! We’ve had tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and cucumbers galore from the tunnel house as well as a collection of outdoor veggies like lettuce, silver beet, spring onions etc. Thyme Out is busy with guests this […]
It’s a great feeling to be able to put food on the table from our own veggie garden. It seems this year we’ve become much more organised and Frans has come up with a clever concept to grow lots of different vegetables in the tunnel house. But because we’re both busy, we don’t want to […]
We continue to hear all about how insects are important agents in keeping crops and species alive. At Thyme Out these pollinating warriors are out in full force and doing their thing to the benefit of all our flowers, fruit trees and shrubs. At the moment the pears have set in the garden and are […]
It seems I have Julie Andrews voice in my head singing “The hills are alive with the sound of music.” Except Thyme Out appears to be experiencing a different version of this classic tune. It’s more a case of “the pond is alive with the sound of frogs!” The warmer it gets throughout the day, […]
