Garden guides & Recipes
How to Marie Kondo Your Garden
The happiest and most beautiful gardens are filled only with the plants that bring us joy. Here’s what you need to remember to grow a garden that is as healthy as it is beautiful.
How to Grow Perfect Sweet Peas
Sweet peas are easy to grow but tricker to perfect. Here are some tips to help you grow the perfect sweet peas.
When and How to Plant Bulbs for Spring
Spring is an exciting season to sow some bulbs! Here's a run down on which flowers and vegetables to plant in pots and outside.
Preparing Your Autumn Garden in Australia
Autumn has finally arrived! Here are some tips to help prepare your garden for the new season, plus a list of vegetable seeds to sow.
Gardening in Perth: Everything you Need to Know
Here’s everything you need to know to grow a healthy and thriving garden in our salty, sandy city.
How to Grow a Drought-Tolerant Garden
Want to grow a garden that survives Australian summers? These tips will help you select drought tolerant plants and build a garden that can thrive on hot, dry days.
Beginner Gardener? Avoid These Common Mistakes
Here are some gardening basics and 50 common gardening mistakes to avoid.
Spiced Cranberry Anzacs
These spicy, fruity, cranberry-filled Anzac biscuits will make your house smell like Christmas!
How to Cultivate a Beautiful Garden... Lazily.
Gardening and plants should help with stress, not cause it. Here's how being lazy can get you a beautiful, and stress free, permaculture garden.
The Best Christmas Recipes for Every Festive Get Together
Planning a Christmas BBQ or an evening picnic? Going big with a festive dinner party? Here are some menu options to serve on Christmas Day.
Five Cheese Fig Galette
Flaky puff pastry, jammy figs, caramelised onions and FIVE CHEESES - this is a summer dish you really must try.
Sumac & Berry Upside Down Cake
This upside-down cake is the perfect recipe to make the most out of fresh or homegrown berries. With ginger, cinnamon and sumac, its spicy and complex flavours make it warm, indulgent and instantly delicious.
Confit Garlic & Fried Potato Frittata
Picnic season is upon us and if you’re looking for something to take along with you, look no further than the confit garlic and fried potato frittata!
Barley & Charred Corn Salad
This charred corn salad is colourful, it’s salty, sweet, tangy, spicy, crunchy, chewy and squeaky and I just love it! I hope you do too!
Roast Potato Salad w/ Fennel Leaves, Parsley & Chives
Did you know you can roast potatoes, throw them in a bowl, drizzle the whole thing with a cheesy dressing and call it a ‘salad’? And did you know it tastes AMAZING!?
Honey Glazed Apricots w/ Tahini Oat Crunch
Dig down through layers of whipped lemony cream and deliciously sweet honey-glazed apricots (still warm from the pan), then into the crunchy roasted nuts below.
52 Ways Your Garden Can Help You Care (and Reduce Stress)
Care by Brooke McAlary helps us embrace more small acts of care in our day-to-day life. Here's what we can do in our gardens to practice care and reduce stress.
Local Gardening Gifts for Perth Gardeners
Stumped on gift ideas for your favorite garden lover? Here are some great ideas from local Australian businesses.
Want the Best Salads? Grow Them Yourself!
Growing your own leaves and herbs will guarantee the most delicious salads. Fully enjoy summer salads, winter salads, and every salad in between.