Christmas. It’s completely predictable because it comes at the same time every year; and yet every year, people are caught out. Either you can’t get the year’s hottest toy gift, the supermarket has sold out of prawns on Christmas eve, you haven’t found time between your twelve festive get-togethers to mow the lawn, or four […]

While traditional vegetables are grown in the vegie patch and fruit trees often planted in an orchard, native Australian edible plants can be grown throughout the garden as shrubs, trees and even ground cover plants. With edible plants in every part of Australia from the coldest to the tropics, there are lots of tasty treats […]

Do you have a balcony you don’t use because it’s overlooked? Perhaps you feel too exposed or uncomfortable to relax on your balcony, and this lack of privacy is why you never venture out! The right plants can transform an under-used and over-exposed balcony, sheltering it from the elements as well as from prying eyes. […]