Recent articles by Karen Sutherland
Native berries to plant in your patch
Midyim berry is a tasty and rewarding native fruit you can easily grow in your organic garden.
Native edibles: Lemon myrtle and Geraldton wax
Limes are just one zesty option to grow: lemon myrtle, a tangy edible native, will also add flavour.
Edible natives to grow in your garden
Want to add native edible plants to your garden so you can start using them in your cooking? Karen Sutherland has grown them for many years and has some suggestions.
Edible natives: lilly pillies
This popular native plant is easy-to-grow with colourful edible fruits, just pick the right species to suit your garden space.
From garden to kitchen: celery
Celery is a versatile plant worth adding to your vegie patch, especially as its nutritious leaves, stems and seeds are all edible.
Earwigs and woolly aphids
Here's how to naturally control two pesky pests that have the potential to do permanent damage to your garden.
Grow: Everlasting daisies
One of the most vibrant and reliable of the everlasting daisies ‘Diamond Head’ does well in pots or in the ground.
Wurundjeri Biik Baan
This indigenous garden, with a focus on the significance of water, was created for the 2025 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
Frogs in the city
Frogs in urban areas face many challenges, so much so that we need to help them if they are to continue supporting local habitats.
Beware buruli
Although previously a tropical problem, over the last few years Buruli cases have spiked in Victoria with potential for it to spread.
Grow: celery peppermint stick
Plant this colourful vegetable in your garden and you'll have a new flavour to add to your cooking.
How healthy soil helps save water
When it comes to getting your garden through a hot summer, a good place to start is improving your soil so it holds more water.