What to plant now

Garlic in your garden

March 2021

Homegrown garlic tastes dramatically better than any you can buy in your local supermarket, so why not grow it yourself!

Edible succulents

February 2021

Karen Sutherland writes about three edible, waterwise succulents that you can plant now. They are easy to grow, and tasty!

Midyim berries in Karen Sutherland's garden

Native berries to plant in your patch

February 2021

Midyim berry is a tasty and rewarding native fruit you can grow in your backyard, writes Karen Sutherland.

From garden to plate – borage, heartsease, calendula, nasturtiums, dill and cornflowers.

Growing edible flowers in your garden

December 2020

Edible flowers add a colourful spark and fresh flavour to dishes, are the basis of health-giving teas, and create delicious cordials and preserves, writes Karen Sutherland.

Mulch will keep berries off the ground and avoid fungal diseases.

Strawberry growing success

October 2020

Penny Woodward reveals the secrets of growing full-flavoured and productive strawberries – whether in beds, baskets or pots.

Horseradish power

March 2020

Autumn is the time when the wonderfully pungent horseradish is in its element -- you can plant and harvest now and once harvested it's time to start cooking!

Growing wild alpine strawberries

March 2020

Wild alpine strawberries are very tasty, writes Penny Woodward, and you can grow them in your backyard!

Native violets are evergreen perennial ground covers that tolerate some light foot traffic.

Native violets for your garden and table

November 2019

Karen Sutherland introduces native violets - great for your garden and in spring salads.

Colourful flowers to plant this spring

September 2019

It's hard to pick favourites when it comes to flowers, but this gorgeous blossom is at the top of Lentil Purbrick's list this spring.

Grow culantro... and no, that is not a typo!

November 2018

This long-leafed coriander is worth growing in all climates says Penny Woodward.

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