Join me as I wander the garden admiring its spring growth. We'll check in on the bees and the ever-present chickens always make...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

It's the time of the year when I turn my mind to what I need to be 'brewing' to keep me well over the coming cooler months. There are so...

There's no doubt that an affordable, easy and great way to enhance the flavour of your foods is to have your own herb garden at your...

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...