Ponga paths
The next stage in the evolution of my wee garden.
Sweating with Pride: The fences project
We’re out sweating on the paddocks, clearing off the grass and gorse.
Magical mushrooms
Mushrooms are popping up all over our paddock, and we are enjoying the hunt!
Three things my Dad taught me
This Father’s Day, I’m looking at the values I gained as my father’s daughter.
Chickens love coprosma
An accidental observation leads me down a rabbithole.
Some faults on the fenceline
The storms last weekend brought down a couple of nīkau palms near our fence line. How did we sort this one out?
Clearing the clearing
This week we cut down a bunch of gorse and cleared out a nice spot for a picnic in the bush.
Manual of the New Zealand Flora
How do you learn to see the trees for the forest? You look closer. And then you look closer again. And again.
The beauty of weeds
Looking at the beauty provided by some of the weeds on the property, and getting a bit philosophical about it.
Fungi friends
Following a huge rain, a bunch of mushrooms and fungi have begun to bloom.
Raining in my head like a tragedy
An update on our rainfall, and how we plan to hold onto it for longer.
Why our wetland is important
One of our paddocks was once a very valuable ecosystem. I’ve got plans to return it to its former glory.
Bush baby
A little bit about our native bush and what grows there.
We’ve finally arrived
Some thoughts on the overwhelming tasks ahead of us on our new property.
About Kat
Kat is a gardener and purrveyor of Kat's Nip. Most Sundays she writes about her life on her lifestyle block in Te Hiku (Far North), New Zealand.
