Recent articles by Chloe Thomson

A butterfly sitting on a paper daisy flower.
Inspirational gardeners

The natural side of suburbia: rewilding with Mel Logozzo

Mel Logozzo shares with Chloe Thomson how to create the food, water, shelter and habitat wild creatures need.

Terraced garden beds at Oak & Monkey Puzzle with rustic timber tripod supports, flowering perennials, a lawn path and timber steps leading to a bench under tall trees
Inspirational gardeners

Start small, grow big

Learn how to plan a garden that works for you, with Natasha Morgan’s hard-won advice on creating productive spaces of any size.

In conversation: Plum Tree Floral Farm – life in full flower
Inspirational gardeners

Plum Tree Floral Farm – life in full flower

Kathy and Mike of Plum Tree Floral Farm share sustainable flower farming lessons, from no-dig beds to their favourite cut flowers, with Chloe Thomson.

A field of everlasting daisies.
Inspirational gardeners

How to grow everlasting daisies: tips from experts

Learn how the Warburton family turned a paddock experiment into a family business supplying everlasting flower seeds to gardeners across Australia.

A glasshouse in a garden filled with flowers.
Build your garden

Lessons from a new glasshouse grower

Justin O’Brien shares what worked, what didn’t and what he’d change. His advice could really help if you’re considering adding a glasshouse to your garden! 

Plum Tree Floral Farm
What to plant

Flower farming lessons

Plum Tree Floral Farm is home to citrus, pecans, mangoes and a flourishing no-dig flower patch that shifts with the seasons.