Written by Toni Salter, The Veggie Lady We all want companionship. Life is just better with someone else around. Finding the right person to do life with can happen quite by accident for some, but for others, it’s more by design. Finding a soulmate or a workmate makes life fun, easier, productive and simply more enjoyable. But when we find…
Written by Toni Salter When it comes to growing your own food at home, we immediately think of a few pots of herbs, a garden bed full of veggies and a couple of citrus trees in the backyard. But let’s stop and think about what is right under our own noses that could be an easy plant to grow for…
Written by Toni Salter, The Veggie Lady Life doesn’t stop inside your home, office or favourite restaurant. Problems arise in the garden as well. So here are some life hacks that extend into your outdoor spaces too. These gardening hacks will save you money, cut down time and increase the productivity of your garden. The best thing about these gardening…
How To Create Balcony Gardens Written by Toni Salter, The Veggie Lady Growing your own produce doesn’t have to be limited to rural homesteaders. You can quite easily grow herbs and vegetables even on a balcony or courtyard, but there are a few keys to getting it right. The number of people living in cities is now greater than those…
5 Fruit Trees You Need For The Home Garden Written by Toni Salter, The Veggie Lady Most of us don’t live on acreage so we don’t have the luxury of setting up an organic fruit orchard to grow our own fruit trees. On the plus side, that means also not having the full-time work that goes along with tending a…
Growing Our Own Food Written by Liz O’Dwyer From One Humble Capsicum Plant … Aside from needing to eat to fuel our bodies, eating is right up there as one of my all-time fave things to do. Our world is alive with a plethora of cuisines available to us, that one can never tire of eating. The sense of accomplishment…
How To Create Green Garden Walls Written by Annabelle Drew One of the first things I do when I undertake a back garden make-over or design a new landscape for my clients is to plan for hiding the boundaries. Suburban timber paling or metal fences box us in, surrounding us with man-made, often unattractive walls which limit the feeling of…
Written by Annabelle Drew The best time to plant a tree was 60 years ago. The second-best time is today. A mature tree offers us so much in our gardens. Trees add immeasurable value to our homes by: Visually enhancing our properties Providing shade and shelter from wind Providing air and a cleaner atmosphere Improving habitat for birds Improving the…
Written by Annabelle Drew Peace is defined as the state of freedom from war or disturbance. While we are lucky to live without war in this country, we can all relate to the idea of disturbance in our lives and minds. To free ourselves from this turbulence, we need to exercise contemplation and understanding. But how to achieve this? We…
Written by Annabelle Drew Did you know that gardening is a great tonic for your body? Those who are regular green-thumbs will intrinsically know this, but so many of us in this modern, busy world have not experienced the benefits of spending time working our green spaces. Garden Equals Nature Essentially, your garden is a patch of nature and there…
How to get help in the garden from other members of the household.
Growing produce that is tasty and healthy for the whole family.
Practical ways to get the kids interested in the garden, that really work.
If you are new in the garden, here are some useful tips to help you get the most out of the experience.
Gardening can be a form of therapy, that can heal the mind and body.
TIps and tricks for all gardeners and would be gardeners, about growing the perfect produce with limited space and resources.
Learn how to grow the perfect bean, and what are the options out there.
Everything you need to know about composting, what, where, how and why.
Learn the how’s and how too’s of growing garlic in this article.
Easy crafts using items found in the garden.
All you need to know about growing peas, and then what to do with them.
