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....

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...

Growing herbs is a great way to begin your gardening journey. Herbs are easy to grow and you don't even need a garden! As long as they...

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...

There's nothing like channeling your inner Laura Ingalls-Wilder... If peach season doesn't do it, nothing will :-) I have a variety of...

I’m a great believer in growing food, not lawns. It’s incredible the amount of resources that go into keeping a blanket of green growing...