No doubt, wall gardens indoor have a lot of benefits. They are great if your apartment is small – they do not occupy any space on the floor. Such gardens…
Continue readingSucculents look very beautiful when grown indoors. It is quite easy to choose a great variant from this diverse group of plants with thick roots, juicy and colorful leaves, and…
Continue readingA garden that is full of plants falling to the ground and flowers dragging their heads in the mud, or dirty fruits scattered here and there does not make a…
Continue readingYou can grow your plants both outdoors and indoors in special garden beds or boxes. You can purchase the item you need from Amazon.com or other reputable online or brick-and-mortar…
Continue readingI have even more exciting news to share. It started with an email, some online research and left me gobsmacked. The email was from the National Library of Australia asking…
Continue readingIn 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…
Continue readingLego 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…
Continue readingPots, 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…
Continue readingFebruary 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…
Continue readingIt 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…
Continue readingDear 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…
Continue readingDear 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….
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