3 minCity Farmer in Vancouver: an urban wonderlandI spent a lovely couple of hours on two occasions visiting the Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden, AKA City Farmer, exploring this...
4 minCompost in Battery Park City and remembering 9/11After reading about Battery Park City Authority's dog waste composting program, I was very interested to find out more. It was amazing to...
2 minAutumn flowers in BrisbaneAutumn is my favourite season in Brisbane. Long sunny days, mild nights and good rainfall keep everything from drying out and becoming...
7 minA garden for chickensChooks are a joy to live with. Their unique personalities are wonderful to get to know and their antics are really entertaining....
1 minWoman of the flowerSuzanne Cox, 2018 This painting came after looking at a yellow rose and seeing the swirl of the petals and how they looked like the...
2 minGarlic chives and society garlic- delicious and attractiveEasy to grow, tasty and healthy these flat leaved chives keep giving. Garlic chives and society garlic are very similar in appearance -...
2 minA tea garden Teas can be made from leaves, roots, flowers, fruits, stem or seeds. Whether they are iced or hot, relaxing, refreshing or medical they...
1 minEdible flowers - garnishes and decorationFlowers can be used to decorate cakes, pancakes, drinks, breads and almost anything. Although it generally makes sense to match flavours...
1 minEdible flowers through the rainbowGrow your own flowers to add to salads, cakes, teas or simply as a garnish for colour and beauty. Commercially grown flowers are usually...