I adore Hummingbirds, and I know fellow writer Wendy LOVES them too. So Wendy, this is for you! Continue Reading

It is important to know what is in season when heading to the fruit and grocers. Knowing what is going to be best eaten in Winter and Spring makes a huge impact on the environment – it can lead to eating more locally grown produce than relying on off season fruit and vegetables being trucked and flown to your area. Continue Reading

Lemons are in season and trees are overflowing! So what should you do with them? Well we have lots of tips and recipes for your lemons, so read on! Continue Reading

This is just beautiful and I want full reports from people who have been to see the new Paddington Reservoir Gardens in Sydney. You have to check these pictures out – it is NICE! Continue Reading

Don’t ignore the ubiquitous sprouts or microgreens when you are wondering what you can grow in your tiny apartment!  You can grow sprouts in an little corner of any room, even the kids’ rooms and snip the green tops off for the trendy ‘micro-greens’ as you need them. Continue Reading

It might feel counterintuitive, but the more varieties of vegetables, plants, and insects that are included in a garden, the less vulnerable any single crop becomes. Continue Reading

My office desk looks out across a field of banana palms and, as we have one measly (but healthy) specimen in our garden, I was thinking back to Singapore days and how much I loved Fish Head Curry served on a banana leaf. Continue Reading

8 Low tech ways to solve household problems:

Problem: No fridge, no power Continue Reading

We have just planted a large, clumping bamboo in a huge replica of the common or garden terra cotta pot by our neighbour’s fence.  Continue Reading

Winter may be upon us but there are always pesky insects around to annoy us! I am a personal magnet for mosquitoes and unfortunately they LOVE my ears! BUT, never fear – we have found some fabulous natural insect repellents for you (oh, and for me too!) Continue Reading

I just thought this needed to be posted!  We should all be thinking about fires now while it is still cool.  Get out with the scythe, tractor, mower, whipper snipper etc. etc. and clean up the areas around buildings.  The results of this competition may save lives! Continue Reading

Among the photo ops at the White House when the Obamas moved in, there was one with Michelle starting a kitchen garden. Continue Reading

In simple terms, old-growth forests and clean oceans, through their absorption of massive quantities of CO2 from the atmosphere, are our greatest army to fight climate change.  Continue Reading

I just watched an hour David Suzuki programme (‘The Nature of Things’ ep. ‘American Savannah’  available to Aussie TV on SBS) on the world’s lawn obsession and it was an eye-opener. Continue Reading