Urban Jungle
How to grow a fruit and vegetable food forest on an average suburban block. Words & photos Jana…
Life of Plants: What you need to know to create a planting profile for your garden (video)
Anybody can jot down a list of plants, but not everybody knows what those plants need to flourish. Chris Slaughter explains what you need for the perfect planting profile.
How to grow Ginkgo Biloba
Few plants can claim to improve your memory, help prevent Alzheimer's disease and live for a millenium, but as we discover, there is more to Ginkgo Biloba than meets the eye
Winter-flowering plants: add colour to your garden
Add visual warmth and brightness to your garden with winter-flowering plants - we'll show you how, even as winter creeps into your outdoor space.
Your February Garden Calendar
Don’t waste the bounty of late summer in February. What can’t be eaten fresh can be preserved, dried or frozen to enjoy over the cooler months ahead.
LillyPilly Farm: Inside this productive organic garden
In Youngtown, on the outskirts of Launceston in northern Tasmania, husband-and-wife team Doris Rosenkranz and Chris Beaver have created a large, productive organic garden called LillyPilly Farm.
Growing tomatoes in your garden
The fresh taste of a tomato is one easily recognised in your Grandmothers’ pasta sauce or in a…
Growing frangipani cuttings
Frangipanis are usually grown from cuttings, but how exactly do you plant them? The good news is it’s…
Growing strawberries
It’s officially Spring! What better way to celebrate the warmer months than headings outdoors and embracing nature? Spring…
Growing potatoes
Who doesn’t love potatoes? You can enjoy them as a creamy mash, crunch on their crispy skin when…
Growing frangipani trees
When we think of the fragrant frangipani tree chances are we immediately conjure up an image of a…
Growing herbs
My last post talked about the benefits of creating an edible garden and how herbs are a great…
Indoor plants aren’t just for looking pretty…
Ever noticed how a room can have a certain feeling? You might walk into a room and experience…
Blum Plant Tours
Day one with Blum proved very interesting and quite tiring but I feel very priveleged to have seen…