Articles by Eliza Henry-Jones

You can mix up different varieties of zinnias for a colourful garden.

Plant colourful summer zinnias

November 2021

Looking for an easygoing plant that doesn’t mind the heat of summer and does equally well in sprawling gardens or containers on balconies? Zinnias are the answer.

A mix of 'Picote' and 'Purity' cosmos flowers.

Growing cosmos flowers is easy!

October 2021

The versatile cosmos is a generous and easy addition to your cut-flower patch, writes Eliza Henry-Jones.

The community garden is run by volunteers.

Sharing gardening knowledge - and food

August 2021

Eliza Henry-Jones reports on a community food project in Victoria that's all about learning to grow food and sharing it with the locals.

‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’ is a Bourbon rose created in 1843 by Lyon-based rose breeder, Jean Beluze.

Old-fashioned aromatic roses

May 2021

There is something mesmerising about roses en masse; about the differences in fragrance and form. None more so than a beautiful collection of old-fashioned roses.

The Magic of Peonies

June 2020

We love peonies at OG and Eliza Henry-Jones shares that love -- here she also shares tips for growing these beauties.