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...
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...
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...
In this fabulous country of mostly fine weather, you can pretty much bet that where there is a garden, lurking nearby will be an outdoor setting. Or plans for one to soon arrive. And these days, we’re fairly fussy about the furniture we drag into our “outdoor rooms”. We figure if we’ve worked to create a garden where flowers blo...
Rhubarb Rhubarb is back in fashion - it is so easy to grow and when the rhubarb is fresh from the garden, rhubarb crumble always tastes better! Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable that produces freely when established in your garden. You can grow it in a sunny spot, or in semi-shade. Grow it in a separate bed from yo...
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