LOL No, this is not a week that goes on forever. Everlastings are Australian wildflowers that spring up in their thousands (millions?) and carpet the outback in blazes of pink, white and yellow. Their sheer number makes for a breath-taking display. Their petals are also rustly like paper. Very tactile and tough little plants. The…

A Bell Flower Week rings in the changes. Most of all your plans will change, so build in some flexibility. This is seven days of ups and downs, and the impossible coming true. So good and bad, be ready to roll with it. Looking at these beautiful flowers I’m reminded how resilience is incredibly attractive. It’s…

Black kangaroo paws are spectacular and unlikely wildflowers from Western Australia. They feel like velvet — which is something you probably can’t guess from the photo. A Kangaroo Paw Week is equally idiosyncratic. It has a distinctive feel, a kind of itch to be out and about, attacking life. You’re unashamedly “you” this week, totally…

Are you ready? Frangipani week is about to hit and it’s about as subtle as the frangipani’s scent — which is to say, not at all! Everything looks great. There’s not a cloud in the sky. Huge sigh of relief. But… Everything looks great because you’ve been sticking your head in the sand about stuff.…