Growing Blueberries

I’m pretty fond of blueberry pie and blueberry muffins (but then again … who isn’t?) so it was pretty obvious that I should start growing blueberries in my home garden to resource my “dietary needs” of pie and muffins. I’d seen a new variety of blueberry called...

Why is my plant dying?

Have you ever had a plant or tree die on you without any apparent reason? Does it make you wonder what the heck you did wrong or what mysterious disease the plant picked up … or does it perhaps leave you suspecting the neighbour of some foul play? Many times I’ve seen...

Good Food Month Macarthur Local Producers Dinner

It was one of those meals that left a strong impression on me …. for all the right reasons. I missed out on last year’s inaugural Macarthur Producers Gastronomic Feast, so I made sure I didn’t miss this years event for the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Month in...

Australian Garden Show Sydney Discount Tickets

Spring is just around the corner for those of us in the Southern hemisphere and I can feel the sap flowing already with excitement. The Australian Garden Show Sydney is on again for the second year at Centennial Parklands from Thursday 4-7 September. This time it’s...

7 secrets from the local farmers market

If you want all the local gossip, then all you need to do is to get yourself down to your local producers or farmers market to find out who’s who and what’s what! So that’s exactly what I did recently to catch up with all that’s been happening in the Southern...