Letter from Julia
Dear garden friend,
Unearthed. was launched as a subscription-based online magazine in 2023, about 4 months before my husband and I drastically decided to upend our lives, buy a little butchery (with no previous experience) in a gorgeous village on Banks Peninsula- our favourite place in the world.
This new adventure required my full input and involvement so I made the difficult decision to refund subs and open up Unearthed. where it could remain as a sporadically updated garden-based blog and archive for all interested gardeners until I once again return to my passion!
Telling the stories of others is ingrained in me as a blogger of 16 years, columnist and author of 3.5 gardening books! So I WILL be back, and with the purchase of a lovely little valley home and a new garden to inch toward my new vision, there will updates here again soon.
In the meantime, please explore and enjoy the shared knowledge here, roaming gardens from both down under and the northern lands!
Nothing changes if nothing changes.
Julia xoxoxoxoxo
Latest Features
THE FRONT GARDEN GETS A MAKEOVER
Join me on the first steps of replacing our formal front garden with a curvier, softer vision! Watch the video to see my bricklayer husband define the new beds and read on for my (experiemental) planting plan.
A GARDEN IN PROGRESS - Part four
The slide through autumn and the first frosty mornings of winter have been a very new experience for me and my garden.
The beds closest to the house which were extended into the lawn and planted in early autumn 2022 have revealed their softening decline for the first time and it has been both rewarding and left me with a few question marks.
A GARDEN IN PROGRESS - Part three
The third instalment of my series tracking the ups and downs/successes and challenges of my new naturalistic style planting. Here you get a great recap of the ride through the first 12 months and a closer look at the fullness of the summer show.
A GARDEN IN PROGESS - Part two
My last report in March revealed our latest garden changes that reclaimed lawn, introduced new raised planters and left you at the ‘fingers crossed’ moment of little plants mulched to their eyebrows awaiting winter and dormancy.
Read on for my spring 2022 update that includes lots of gratifying growth and results!
A GARDEN IN PROGRESS - Part one
In an effort to feel positive about my slow and steady progress being made in my garden redesign, I have made a video and rundown of all the changes we have made!
From tree’s coming down to planting designers and new brick features!
