Native Food Garden Design for Lake Park Kindergarten

Native Food Garden Design for Lake Park Kindergarten

Nov 12, 2019 | Garden, News

Recently I was asked to work collaboratively with the enthusiastic Carolyn Luder from Little Sprouts, another sustainable Moreland business. Lake Park Kindergarten in North Coburg was looking to integrate Bush Tucker Food plants and interprative signage into their...
Elderflower Wine Recipe

Elderflower Wine Recipe

Nov 2, 2019 | News, Newsletter, Recipe

I’m sure this is what the fairies in my garden drink! This is an old recipe from my very good friend Anne and her English mother Deidre, who is no longer with us.  On my yearly visit to Bruny Island with Anne, Deidre would produce a bottle of this precious...
Maryborough Community Garden Open Day Fun

Maryborough Community Garden Open Day Fun

Oct 22, 2019 | News

Last weekend I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at the Maryborough Community Garden Open Day. I gave a long and rambling but informative talk to an engaged audience, touching on permaculture principles, edible flowers and weeds, perennial vegetables and of...
Queensland Expo Trip In Nambour

Queensland Expo Trip In Nambour

Oct 8, 2019 | News

In winter I left the icy climate of Melbourne and enjoyed the warming weather in sunny Queensland.  The Queensland Garden Expo was held in Nambor and I participated in the ‘Ask a garden expert’ in the Horticultural Media Association stand. Compot...
Raingardens in Warrnambool

Raingardens in Warrnambool

Sep 24, 2019 | News

Last weekend I enjoyed a visit to the beautiful and historic seaside city of Warrnambool.  I was invited down by the W. City Council to encourage interest in raingardens, as these have a vital role to play in urban storm-water management, especially so for towns...
Ponytail Palm at Melton Botanic Garden

Ponytail Palm at Melton Botanic Garden

Jul 18, 2019 | Garden, News

I recently donated a huge and much loved ponytail palm from my garden to the Friends of the Melton Botanic Garden (FMBG).  Ponytail palms Beaucarnea recurvata are not actually palms, rather they grow in a palm like shape, and are native to the deserts...
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