Natasha Morgan was approached last year by Murdoch Books and this year, The Productive Garden Companion, the book she had hoped to find her entire life, was created. She chatted to Kyle Barnes. Kyle: How did it all come about? Natasha: They had seen one of my posts on Instagram and out of the blue […]
As I said in the last edition, I am not for building from scratch. But one can be worn down by one’s husband – and also the promise of the new. Let me be clear, I love the Glenlyon School. It has character, it has strength, it has charm. But it also has levels which […]
Lambo Man, aka billionaire and LMCT+ founder Adrian Portelli, has featured in a TikTok video – filmed at The Block in Daylesford, in a wine cellar built by Victorian contestants Emma and Ben. Mr Portelli last year bought up all five houses from the Phillip Island show, raffled them off, and then paid the Ballarat […]
Price guides for The Block homes have been revealed – $3 million to $3.3 million – for the luxury Raglan Street properties.Belle Property Daylesford director Will Walton said The Block homes were within the Middleton Fields masterplan that included a mix of price points from one-bedroom social housing residences to premium architectural residences.“The Block properties […]
With the first trailer for The Block now airing across Australia, presenters Scotty Cam and Shelley Craft have found themselves in hot water – after being filmed “driving” a truck with no seatbelts.In the sneak peek Scotty reveals the new contestants, where they’re headed (Daylesford) and which familiar faces are returning. “This year we’ve packed […]
Ferns for fabulous foliageThese beautifully foliaged plants, always a great addition to any shaded windowsill, porch or shaded corner of the garden, are making a welcome comeback.One of the few remaining links with pre-history, they date back to the beginning of time and have remained almost unchanged since forming the basic vegetation of primeval time. […]
This weekend offers garden lovers a rare opportunity to visit professionally designed private gardens in the Macedon Ranges during Garden DesignFest. Over the weekend of November 19-20 five gardens showcasing different design features will open across Gisborne, Tylden and Kyneton. They include designers Kate and Kendall Monk’s Aperture Garden in Kyneton to Bruce Honey’s nine-acre […]
MOST everyone has antiques of some kind in and around theirhome, and by antique I don’t mean beat-up old slobs like me.They might be in a prized collection, or just quirky stuff inheritedfrom a dear old aunt, or treasured family heirlooms. Webster’s dictionary definesan antique as “a work of art, piece of furniture, or decorative […]
