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...

There's nothing I love more than throwing a handful of fresh herbs into my cooking. It's almost an evening meditation for me, pottering...

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...

What comes first, the chicken or the egg? In my situation, it was definitely the chicken. On the anniversary of ‘the gals’ (as they have...

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...

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...

Welcome to my hoop house! Come and take a walk with me through my backyard hoop house. I'll show you what I'm growing and talk about what...

Like most of us, Herbs like to hang out in groups. You'll have better results in your Herb garden if you group your herb plants based on...

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...

Welcome to my garden! Lots of people have asked me to share what we're doing on our small 518sqm urban garden--so here you go. The 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...

Growing your own herbs and starting your own herb patch is a fantastic addition to any garden, balcony or deck. If you're new to growing...

My love affair with herbs began many years ago--more than I care to remember. Many people think of herbs as plants simply used to enhance...

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...

Compost is the main-stay of the no-dig garden. I could have headlined this post "All the dirt on the dirt!" Without a good layer of...

Why did I choose no-dig gardening for my small urban plot? Mainly because we had no top soil and a scraped bare patch of land to begin...

How many of these amazing people do you know? These are the people who have influenced the way that I garden, they have changed my life...

Do you want to eat healthy, home grown food, but you just don't think it's as easy as everyone says it is? I got tired of looking around...

My blog exists to help people who live on a small piece of land grow plenty of healthy food right in their own back yard. 1. Empower you...

We've been harvesting peaches like mad people over the last week. Over 12 kg stewed and now in the freezer! We stewed 4kgs of plums as...