The Littlest Things Bring the Biggest Joys 🌞 Sunflowers, sunshine, smiles & spring holidays! When I think back to my earliest childhood...

If you’ve ever stood beneath a waterfall of wisteria blooms, you’ll know the magic these vines bring. And the perfume? Don’t get me started, it drifts on the breeze, light and airy, a sweet almost-vanilla floral note that’s simply unforgettable. As breathtaking as they are, wisterias aren’t shy about taking over. Left unchecked, they’ll tangle their way through fences, roofs, even trees!

If there’s one herb that earns its keep and steals the show in summer, it’s sweet basil. Lush, fragrant, and downright bossy in the veggie patch. And let’s be honest, it was made to hang out with tomatoes. From the garden bed to the dinner plate, they’re the ultimate tag-team.

Who else has picked a zucchini for dinner, then two nights later found its sibling out in the veggie patch the size of a submarine! No other vegetable grows as fast as a zucchini, honestly you can't turn your back for a minute! With the right tips up your sleeve, I promise you, zucchinis will become one of the easiest (and most rewarding) crops in your backyard.

Ok, let’s be honest…who hasn’t just quietly got a tad excited dreaming of a freebie pumpkin after sneaking a casual peek over the fence at the neighbour’s pumpkin patch while doing the evening watering? The pumpkin vine envy is real! 😩 Well now it’s your turn, grab your gardening gloves and let’s dig in for the best varieties to grow, tips on pollination, disease prevention and more!

If you’ve driven around the South East (South Australia) recently, chances are you’ve spotted an explosion of golden pompoms lighting up local parklands, paddock edges and roadsides. Meet Acacia Baileyana, affectionately known as the Cootamundra Wattle, and they really are stealing the show right now!

Rosemary Officinalis Written and edited by Tammy 24th April 2025 Rosemary: The Fragrant Herb of Remembrance and Resilience. It's one of...

With the hot weather behind us, now is the perfect time to get back out in the garden and start planting those spring flowering bulbs

Written and edited by Tammy 8th March 2025. Hares foot fern Davallia canariensis Do you want to know my favourite thing about walking...

The 12 must have silver grey foliage plants for your garden.

Written and edited by Tammy 8th December 2024 With less than 3 weeks to go till Christmas the race is on to have our menus planned,...

Learn how to grow healthy tomatoes successfully. Never buy supermarket tomatoes again.

Silver Bush Convolvulus Cneorum Written and edited by Tammy 7th September 2024 Silver Bush Convolvulus Cneorum would have to be one of my...

Juicy ripe Elberta Peaches Written and edited by Tammy 29th July 2024 Whether you're beginning with a blank canvas for a new fruit...

Fresh Garlic Written and edited by Tammy 6th April 2024 ( Allium sativum) Garlic. If you're contemplating, "how hard is it to grow...

Written and edited by Tammy 20th January 2024 Yet again the grafted flowering gums around our town of Naracoorte SA are looking...

Written and updated by Tammy 8th November 2024 As kids growing up the excitement of Christmas always became real when we were packed up...

Written and edited by Tammy 20th August 2023 There are lots of reasons we might want to identify a plant. It might be something you found...

Written and edited by Tammy 25th July 2023 I remember wandering around amongst the plants in the first garden centre I worked in thinking...

Written and edited by Tammy 2nd July 2023. Winter is finally here and with it comes an abundance of annual weeds! It can be a little...