In the US, they call it leaf peeping, in Japan, momijigari. It’s when people flock to parts of the country to see leaves change colour in autumn. That’s how my…

Lego and gardening aren’t often mentioned in the same sentence. But one man – Jin Kai Soo – decided to change all that. He spends his spare time making plant…

Pots, pots, pots. Gardeners are potty about pots, be they terracotta, plastic, self-watering or not. That’s how my latest feature on the ABC website starts, part of its regular series…

February seems a bit late to wish everyone a Happy New Year but I hope is treating you well so far anyway. It seems as if I’ve been away for…

It sounds like a fantastic idea, doesn’t it? Water that you’ve just boiled your eggs in can be used on the garden to give your plants a calcium boost. Just…

Dear Geeky, On hot days, I like to garden in the nude. It’s my way of connecting with nature without feeling so, how do I put it, mumsy. But my…

Dear Geeky, On my daily walk, I often take clippings from other people’s front yards. Not too many, mind. Just the odd healthy looking specimen poking through the front fence….

Dear Geeky, I went to a garden party at a friend’s place the other week and nudged an open bottle of wine off the table with my elbow, down, down,…

Dear Geeky, The backyard mozzies have been taking great pleasure sinking their bity bits into my house guests. By the time my guests slap their skin, the mozzies have done…

The plan was to sweep up some magnolia petals, add them to the compost, then mow the lawn. But kale sidetracked my day. I grow kale more for its foliage…

I have a word for it. Do you know how excited that made me? I went from an observation, to some questions, to an answer, all because of responses to…