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The alpha beet
IT’S TIME TO SPLASH YOUR GARDEN WITH COLOUR BY PLANTING SOME BIG, BOLD BEETROOT
SUMMER VINE
PUMPKIN, SO-CALLED WINTER SQUASH, IS A WARM-SEASON GROWER
ROMANCE PLANT
A SYMBOL OF LOVE, LYCHEES ARE EASY TO GROW SO THEY DON’T HAVE TO BE JUST AN OCCASIONAL RESTAURANT TREAT
Oddball edibles
MOVE BEYOND SPUDS AND SWEET POTATOES TO THE RARER TUBERS OCA, CHINESE ARTICHOKE AND YACÓN
Controlling the burn
THERE ARE STRATEGIES WE CAN USE TO FIREPROOF OUR GARDENS, INCLUDING INDIGENOUS CULTURAL FIRE PRACTICES
Vote Greens
Asian greens are mostly green but some, like garland chrysanthemum (or tong ho), aren’t originally from Asia
Honeybee Balm
A herb from the mint family, lemon balm has both culinary and medicinal qualities and is a well-known bee attractant
Money Tree
A symbol of wealth in China, the golden loquat is rich in vitamins, minerals and especially sugar
Sweet Destination
Sustainably sourced chocolate and organic gardens and orchards make this surf coast business green as well as brown
Energies Of Life
By capturing the energies flowing through a site and diverting them into natural cycles, we can use them to increase growth in a living system
Gardener For Life
Gardening guru Annette Mcfarlane and husband grant have carved out a productive patch from a dry tract of queensland bush
Home Is Where The Hens Are
How to build a comfy poultry pad where birds of a feather will happily flock together
The civilised thistle
HAVE A HEART! IF YOU’VE ONLY EVER EATEN CANNED ARTICHOKES, IT’S TIME TO GROW YOUR OWN AND EAT THEM FRESH
Spadework
LET’S LOOK AT GARDENING IMPLEMENTS, THEIR HISTORY AND VARIOUS USES AS WELL AS CARE AND MAINTENANCE
CAPITAL LETTUCE
MORE THAN JUST THE SALAD KING, VERSATILE LETTUCE IS SO EASY TO GROW THERE’S NO NEED TO EVER HAVE TO BUY IT AGAIN
THE Grapevine
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS AND UPDATES
THE AMAZING DAISY
A POWER PLANT IT MAY BE, BUT CHAMOMILE IS AS SWEET AND GENTLE AS IT LOOKS
WINGS OF WONDER
THE BRIBIE ISLAND BUTTERFLY HOUSE ISN’T JUST HOME TO THOUSANDS OF LEPIDOPTERA; IT’S ALSO THE BEATING HEART OF A VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY.
SMALL WONDER
HOW GOOD PLANNING AND HARD WORK BUILT A CONTAINED BUT PRODUCTIVE GARDEN ON A RECLAIMED SAND DUNE.
WHITE BULB MOMENT
FROM BOTTOM TO TOP, SEEDS AND ALL, THE ANISEED WEED IS A LICORICE TREAT
Flavour bomb
ALL HAIL THE TASTY BULB THAT DELIVERS US FROM VAMPIRES AND LACKLUSTRE MEALS
Kale and hearty
FLAVOUR AND GOOD LOOKS HAVE SEEN THIS OLD-FASHIONED HERITAGE VEG MAKE A SPECTACULAR COMEBACK
EASY-PEASY
FRESH OR COOKED, PEAS ARE DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS AS WELL AS A SNAP TO PLANT AND GROW
RED RIGHT THROUGH
HOW ONE APPLE GROWER CREATED A ROSY SUMMER SURPRISE
BUSH TEA
WITH NO CAFFEINE AND LOW TANNIN LEVELS, THIS SOUTH AFRICAN BREW BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS
VITAMIN STICK
BURSTING WITH VITAMINS, MINERALS AND ANTIOXIDANTS, CARROTS ARE THE ROOT OF ALL HEALTH
TINY TOMS
CHERRY TOMATOES MAY BE SMALL BUT THEY SURE PACK A BIG PUNCH OF FLAVOUR — AND THEY’RE EASY TO GROW
Summer Shrub
MODERN BREEDERS HAVE TRANSFORMED THE HYDRANGEA, PROPELLING NANNA’S FAVOURITE BLOOMER INTO THE 21ST CENTURY
NEW-AGE APPLES
AS OUR BACKYARDS GET SMALLER, SO DO THE TREES: PART ONE OF OUR APPLE COVERAGE
Love Bugs
BLESSED ARE THE POLLINATORS, THE NOISE MAKERS AND THE SAP SUCKERS, ADDING COLOUR AND MOVEMENT TO THE SUMMER GARDEN