Mindfulness in the garden

Anxiety is one of the leading causes of ill health in our western society. It causes problems in many different ways. Anxiety affects our families, our workplace and our relationships. It’s the reason for much absenteeism at work, so our employers will also...

La Nina & the summer garden 2020

2020 was the year that everyone discovered gardening!!  Well that’s the way I’m choosing to remember the year that would otherwise be best forgotten. How much difference a year can make. This time last year, we could never have imagined the world events and...

Ian Potter Children’s WILD PLAY Garden

What do you do with a $4 million dream but only a couple of hundred thousand dollars in the budget? It’s a challenge that many of us would deem too big and that’s how it was for Centennial Parklands in Sydney for a number of years. The need for children to reconnect...

Bunnings Spring Release 2017

Whether you love them or loathe them, the big box hardware stores are here to stay and they want you to buy their stuff. So when I was invited to the Bunnings Expo to see their Spring 2017 releases, I thought I’d check it out for myself. The verdict: some things are...

Edible Flowers, Reminiscence and Raised Garden Beds for 2017

I love finding new things, don’t you? So I really enjoy seeing a preview of new plants and products that I think are good. This year at Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) was no exception. Here are some of my picks.  Plants that support a good...