Design and plant a stunning Mediterranean garden perfectly suited to Australian dry summers — lavender, rosemary, olives, gravel, and the art of relaxed elegance.
The idea of harvesting fresh fruit from a tree growing in a pot on your balcony or courtyard is not as fanciful as it might sound. Across Australia, thousands of home gardeners suc…
How to design your suburban Australian backyard as a genuine wildlife habitat while maintaining a productive garden — the two goals are more compatible than most gardeners realis…
Smoking and dry-curing transform garden produce into preserved products with extraordinary flavour depth — accessible techniques for Australian home gardeners.
Australia is the world's driest inhabited continent. Learn designing a beautiful garden that needs no supplemental irrigation after establishment — using Australian natives, Medi…
The pomegranate is one of humanity's oldest cultivated fruits, with a history stretching back at least five thousand years across the ancient civilisations of Persia, Mesopotamia, …
Dwarf citrus, figs, blueberries, and olives all grow beautifully in large containers in Australian gardens. Learn pot sizing, potting mix requirements, and the repotting schedule f…
Many productive food plants are remarkably drought-tolerant once established. Globe artichoke, Jerusalem artichoke, asparagus, fig, olive, pomegranate, Mediterranean herbs, and sev…
The Illawarra plum (Podocarpus elatus) produces extraordinary purple-black fruits with a rich, resinous-sweet flavour used in jams, sauces, and increasingly in gourmet Australian c…
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