Our Tropical North Queensland garden tour was heaven sent. We shared a gastronomic delight at the Botanic Ark – a feast of tropical fruits and flavours, the memory of which still makes my taste bubs tremble. A chance meeting with a small red miracle fruit left our mouths feeling confused, as one simple red berry from this bush c...
The little red radish is so easy to grow that kindergarten teachers use it as fail-safe way of introducing kids to the wonders of nature. Just three days after the seed is sown in damp soil in some sun, little green tips appear. And, a few weeks later, the little red, pink or white ping pong balls are ready to harvest and eat....
It's easy to wage war on all insects in the garden, but many don't deserve ill treatment. Two loyal members of the home team are praying mantis and ladybirds. Because they are green and have lanky legs, many people treat praying mantis as they would a grasshopper. But wait, grasshoppers love to chew your buds; praying mantis onl...
Gardening in the worst drought in history is proving to be both a challenge personally and horticulturally. People are getting despondent, angry and sad as they watch their gardens dying due to a combination of a lack of decent rain and poorly thought-out water restrictions. Horticulturists have to lift their game in providing a...
Most of us love a challenge! In the thirty years I have been gardening, I have experimented with many plants. Some I have seen in gardens abroad, lusted after, gone to great lengths to find, then struggled to bring back home. Some I have been given by my wonderful radio listeners. Some brand new varieties I have been asked to tr...
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