Cool it with cucumber
Cucumber is so cooling – to eat and on your face! I just harvested some cucumber from my…
My defeated silverbeet tells me it’s time to focus on the summer greens. Read your garden.
I looked out this morning and saw my silverbeet wilted, defeated. It’s not a lack of water… it’s…
Yum plum pine
The Plum Pine (Podocarpus elatus) has such an interesting odd-looking fruit but sweet like a grape. It’s also…
Make great compost and mulch from this plant
This plant is a great source of chop-and-drop mulch and compost greens. Having a good and abundant supply…
5 Ways To Use Pomegranate Leaves
Did you know that you could use the leaves of your pomegranate tree, not just the fruit? There…
How do you eat and use your Hollyhock?
Hollyhock is completely edible – leaves, roots, flowers, seeds – not just an amazing looking flower, common in…
Propagate Rosemary with Ease (4 min film)
Learn how to simply propagate Rosemary- the wonderfully hardy, aromatic and versatile herb. Rosemary is one of the…
Everlasting Kale
My Tuscan kale (Brassica oleracea) just keeps growing, and growing! For years I have simply kept adding…
15 Great Uses for the Common Powder Puff Plant in a Permaculture Garden
Calliandra (Calliandra haematocephala) is popular and attractive garden plant grown for it’s beautiful powder puff flowers BUT did…
Eat your hedge!
This hedge is delicious! Today we harvested kilos of fruit from one of the berry plants we hedge.…