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Crystal Clear

While we are away, I want to make sure some of our more temperamental plants and vegetables have the best chance of survival without the {nearly every day} attention they have become accustomed to....

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Roasted Eggplant Dip

As our eggplant bushes are so prolific, I am always on the search for new recipes to include them in.  This dip is similar to a babaganoush, but with no tahini included, and very simple to make.  The...

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They Call Me Doctor Worm

As a wedding gift, we received a worm farm from Adam’s sister – an ingenious wedding present if you ask me as it will continue to ‘give’ to us for years and years to come.  It’s a compact little...

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Essential Garden Tools

I don’t believe you need many things in order to grow things in the garden.  But as with anything, having the right tool for the job is often half the battle. Here are the garden tools I use on a...

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From Garden to Plate: Eggplant

As I’ve written about before (here and here), I’m continually amazed by the eggplants in my garden and how they just keep growing.  I wanted to make a meal where eggplant was the main component....

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From Garden To Plate: Sorrel Puree

Sorrel is something I didn’t know existed until I saw the seedlings being sold at the farmers’ markets. I’m very glad I discovered it. I find it a remarkable thing that such an intense lemony flavour...

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Climbing the {Bamboo} Ladder

Bamboo is a very cost effective material to work with in the garden. And I love how natural its presence is when it acts as a climbing guide, stake or other structural guides throughout a garden. I...

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Garden Blog Inspiration

This weekend is a long weekend.  We’ve deliberately made no plans whatsoever so we can give the garden some long awaited, and well deserved love and attention.  Sometimes, I need a little…encouraging...

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From Garden to Plate: Rosemary Flavoured Salt

Over the weekend our rosemary hedge (which I wrote about here) had its first ever trim.  Now, it’s looking very uniformed and certainly on its way to creating an impressive hedge.  Of course, I now...

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Farewell Eggplant

You may already know about my love affair with the eggplant (I’ve written of it here, here, here and here). I know it seems a little obsessive, but as these plants are my most successful gardening...

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Winter Planting

We had a weekend recently where we spent both days in the garden, weeding all of the vegetable beds, fertilising, turning the soil and re-mulching.  So they are ready and waiting for plants to be...

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Garden Share Collective: August 2013

I was very honoured when asked by Lizzie of Strayed From The Table to join their garden share collective.  Each month, a group of like-minded gardeners from around the globe share a garden update –...

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All Cooped Up

Adopting some chickens for our back yard has been a discussion we have been having for a long time.  But I finally feel like we are making progress.  There is something about freshly laid eggs that...

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From Garden To Plate: Lavender Shortbread Biscuits

I’ve always loved lavender.  Mostly because it reminds me of my {beautiful} Nanna who loved it also.  But also because it is very pretty growing in our garden – those silvery green leaves, even without...

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Flower Power

With Spring just around the corner I’m in the mood to plant some flowers in preparation. Over the weekend I purchased a bundle of plants from the markets.  Without meaning to, I’ve chosen all white...

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Garden Share Collective: September

The start of Spring seems a very fitting time to share what has been going on in our garden over the last month so here is my September instalment of the Garden Share Collective. We have an ample...

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Mary, Mary, How Does Your Garden Grow?

For a long time now, I’ve wanted to make some markers for the garden.  Especially when planting from seed, I like to know exactly where I’ve planted what.  And aside from that, I like the look of them...

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Garden Pretties

Spring has sprung.  We had the first afternoon storm of the season yesterday and the downpour was much needed – very welcomed by my garden.  I thought I’d share a few photos of the pretty things we...

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From Garden To Plate: Leafy Greens

I’ve spoken recently about the abundance of greens in my garden at the moment {here}.  So, when I came across this recipe for ‘Wild Weed Pie’ in Stephanie Alexander’s Kitchen Garden Companion, I was...

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Spring Planting

Over the weekend I had a productive time in the garden weeding, preparing 4 of 7 garden beds ready for Spring planting.  I planted a bundle of little seedlings including: Basil / Thyme / Italian...

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