Put in the hard yards now for a pumping spring season. As August rolls in, we’re saying farewell to Jerusalem artichoke soups and black truffle pastas. The fleece blankets and slippers are being swapped for beanies and gloves, and the garden is calling. There’s plenty to do before spring bursts onto the scene in September….
Winter combines the earthy base notes of petrichor and muddy puddles with comforting top notes of gardenia, vanilla, honey, jasmine, and citrus. Everyone loves a pop of winter colour. While you can’t beat bright red poppies, popping pink primulas, and citrus yellow pansies as a winter pick-me-up, we think adding winter scents to your garden…
Preventative sprays, traps, and controls you can put in place now for an abundance of fruit next season. Now that winter has arrived and deciduous fruit trees and shrubs are dormant, it’s the best time to start planning your defence against pests and diseases. Leaf curl Leaf curl fungus (Taphrina deformans) can cause major problems…
Taking a break to dream and keeping things sharp. The Winter Solstice has come and gone. It’s time for quiet celebration as the days can only get longer from here on out. Before the inevitable rush of late-winter seed sowing and garden preparation, however, July provides us with a little bit of time to take…
How to keep your tender plants happy on a frosty morning. Long winter nights have arrived and while our social feeds fill up with photos of aurora australis lighting up the clear night sky, it’s easy to forget that quite often auroras are followed by icy cold mornings. That’s because cloud cover acts like a…