I guess I should be grateful for the rain, at least it means that the bees won't swarm! It's Labour Weekend here in New Zealand. It...

Why do bees swarm? It's spring so the bee numbers are growing really fast. When the bees run out of room in their hive (or when the...

Most people know Basil for its culinary uses, or at most for putting pots of Basil on the kitchen window sill to repel flies. Where is...

Welcome to my 518 sqm urban garden! I grow herbs, fruit and vegetables in a suburban backyard in New Zealand. The chickens and the bees...

It's very early spring as I post this on the blog. I like to take video of the garden to document it as much for myself as anyone else....

The cold doesn't seem quite so 'common' any more--especially when we're living in a lockdown/pandemic world. The 'common cold' used to...

While most people associate Rosemary with a good Sunday night roast dinner, I like to think about how this aromatic plant to help me with...

A glossy, colourful seed catalogue found its way to my mail box the other day. This is a dangerous time of the year for me. Soon my inbox...

Someone asked me recently what I put in my herbal tea and I thought it was an interesting question, because I don't really think about...

I promised you a blog about micro greens. Immediate disclaimer—I don’t grow micro greens in containers—but I do grow lots of cut and come...

I spend a lot of time standing on my ‘seed box’ telling you why you should be growing greens—even if you have little or no space to...

Glass House vs Hoop House We deliberated for such a long time, but in the end we decided to go with a Hoop House for our Auckland urban...

A friend said to me recently, "I read all your posts and I love the photographs of your garden, but I could never do what you're doing...

How can I compost in a small garden? Contrary to what a lot of you may believe from looking at the photographs of my garden, I don't...

Growing from seed As much as I love growing herbs from seed, sometimes they don't love me. Starting any kind of plant in the garden from...

You all know that I believe the best place to grow herbs is out in the garden but if that's not an option for you, we've also covered off...

You all know that my preference for growing herbs is outside in my kitchen garden. But if you haven't got the space, or the climate is...

One of the things I was determined I was going to have when we built our new home (nearly 7 years ago now) was a kitchen herb garden....

I've banged on a length about how easy herbs are to grow and how forgiving they are, but they still need a few vital things to keep them...

aka - Why I love my worm farm If I can find a way to close the loop on my own waste and keep that waste out of a land fill, then I'm all...