Mindful Gardening
This week I’ve had the great fortune borrow a library book called ‘Gardening for Mindfulness’ by Holly Farrell. So, taking a few mindful messages from her book, I’d like to [...]
Chocolate Pudding Fruit/Black Sapote Recipes
Chocolate Pudding Fruit is also known as Black Sapote. It’s a delicious tropical fruit with sweet flesh that resembles chocolate mousse. I have an article on growing the tree here. [...]
Harvesting Chocolate Pudding Fruit/Black Sapote
If you love growing fruit, especially tropical fruits, then a Chocolate Pudding Fruit Tree may be on your list of trees to make a space for. Or perhaps you already [...]
Raw Dairy Free Cashew and Herb Cheese
Raw Dairy Free Cashew and Herb Cheese Raw dairy free Herb and Cashew ‘cheese’ Dairy allergic people, vegans and raw foodies don’t eat dairy based cheese. But, if you [...]
School Garden Consultations and Incursions
Sometimes your school playgrounds can be forgotten as areas for great potential in outdoor learning, optional outdoor and natural classrooms, and places where children can explore the natural world in [...]
Virtual Garden Consultations
A virtual consultation brings me as a horticultural expert into your garden, using internet video access Zoom or Facetime, and your device. We link up to take a trip around [...]
Home Garden Consultations
A home garden consultation is the best way to make a good start in your garden with the help of an expert. Advice when you need it, in your own [...]
Planting in August
Spring growth is starting now, and I consider mid August in the subtropics to be spring time. Possibly not in Melbourne yet, but up here you need to think of [...]
Lacewings to look out for
If you are one of those very industrious people who like s a good spring clean after winter, please take a second look before you sweep these little gems off [...]
Dandelion Jelly
How we change when we understand more about the world! I have a chuckle when I remember weeding dandelions out of the lawn when we lived in Ballarat. That cooler [...]