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 […]
Well here I am penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I’ll be showcasing some amazing plants from around the world that I have come across in my travels. 1. Let’s start with couroupita guianensis known as the cannonball tree and this common name is spot on as the spherical fruits […]
Well here I am again penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I’ll be featuring moments in our autumn that make this special time of year so magical. Below is a list of pleasurable jobs and observations that I look forward to each year: • Continuing to nurture previously sown (or […]
Words: Patrice O’Shea Entry into the gardens is always part surprise, part inspiration. The towering trees that sit iconically above the town become the canopy of green, cool and magic that are the very unusual legacy of early shire councillors, local philanthropists, a 19th century scientist and any number of local gardeners. The decision in […]
Well here I am again penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I’ll be showcasing some of the biggest and memorable trees that I have seen during my travels. (Thanks to readers of The Local whose have found some of the biggest trees in Australia…) There are many registers of Big […]
Well here I am again penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I thought I’d share some thoughts on creating (or working with existing) microclimates in your garden. First up, let’s get our heads around what exactly a microclimate is – well, try this on for size – localised climatic conditions […]
Simply, the term endangered relates to any plant that lives in a threatened natural habitat that is still needing preservation or has indeed been lost.
The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has established a public access database that lists not only plant species but animals as well, with categories that range (in the case of this article) from endangered to critically endangered to extinct in the wild.
A Hepburn Shire Council decision to ask for community feedback on selling seven of its properties around the shire, three for affordable housing, has been overshadowed by a request that CEO Bradley Thomas also look into the possibility of selling Rea Lands Park in Raglan Street, Daylesford.Rea Lands, now a public park and food garden, […]
