Herb garden basics
Autumn is a good time to plant herbs, so PENNY WOODWARD tells us how to start.
French tarragon
With a delicious, mellow aniseed flavour, PENNY WOODWARD says French tarragon should be in everyone's garden.
A strange fish
Lizard tail, heartleaf and swamp pepper are other names for this intriguing edible plant, writes PENNY WOODWARD.
What’s summer without basil?
There's a good case for growing a big patch of basil in the summer garden, especially if you love this herb.
Sun-loving santolina
PENNY WOODWARD says grey-leafed plants like santolina thrive in hot, dry weather.
Dill is for digestion
This ‘gallant expeller of wind’ eases indigestion caused by Christmas fare, says PENNY WOODWARD.
Delightful, delicious daylily
Tough, easy to grow, beautiful and delicous. What more could you want asks PENNY WOODWARD
Flower snatchers
STEVE PAYNE contemplates his profusely performing nasturtiums that have forgotten it is mid-winter.
Bush tea saves the day
After a hard morning gardening, a cup of bush tea makes a refreshing pick-me-up.
Chives
Spring is such a lovely time in the garden with an abundance of flowers. Chives is a very useful and quietly pretty plant that is often overlooked amongst this profusion.