Vegies A-Z
Organic Gardener’s Essential Guide: Vegies A – Z Rising costs have combined with anxiety about food security to create a critical moment for people considering growing their own food. Right on cue is...
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Ellen with sunflowers By Ellen Mum always thought it was only a matter of time before I became I keen gardener. But on the eve of my 22nd birthday I still don’t feel any strong desire to rave about the...
View ArticleSmart Gardening
Smart Gardening: Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables by Marcelle Nankervis is packed with useful information for the home gardener. Marcelle grew up on a small farm, has a degree in Horticulture and a...
View ArticleAustralian Grasses
Australian Grasses, A gardener’s guide to native grasses, sedges, rushes and grasstrees. Introduced grasses have been popular in our gardens for many years now but not native grasses. To help encourage...
View ArticleStephen Ryan composted
Stephen with his much loved dogs As many of you will now know, Stephen Ryan, horticulturalist, author and broadcaster is no longer the host of Gardening Australia. It is their loss, but unfortunately...
View ArticleGrowing Honest Food
Review by Gail Thomas Eager to keep their Italian traditions alive after coming to Australia in 1965 Lina and Tony Siciliano started a new life together in suburban Essendon. With only a small garden...
View ArticleSeasons in my Kitchen Garden
A journey from Paddock to Potager Review by Penny Woodward Some books are practical and useful, some tell a story, some are beautiful to hold and use: Seasons in my Kitchen Garden is all of these and...
View ArticleThe Thrifty Gardener
Review by Penny Woodard Building the garden you want with whatever you’ve got. Millie’s personality leaps from every page of this engaging and informative book. In the introduction she says...
View ArticleRound the Bend
The creation, destruction by fire and recovery of Tambreet Gardens Review by Penny Woodward Probably the most interesting gardening book I have read this year, this is the story of a garden created,...
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