Our fun-loving, ukulele playing leader is full of vision, enthusiasm and warmth. She’s the big picture person who holds the threads together. “I’m the second daughter of five siblings, with 3 boys born after me. My early childhood memories are of growing up at Bellevue Hill in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. …
If we’re not mistaken Silvana’s Italian heritage twinkles in this yummy idea for using the stalks of chard. Often referred to as spinach, rainbow chard is flourishing in the garden at this early Spring time. It comes as white-stemmed (Swiss chard), red-stemmed and yellow-stemmed (golden chard). 1. Cut green leaves …
The perfect gardening job for Fran is to be documenting what’s growing where and when in the early morning with her hat and sunnies.
Great turnout, weather and atmosphere for Spring Breakfast 2020. Loads of seedlings planted to welcome Spring.
Warming weather has us thinking ahead to fruit fly control. Janet’s neighbour swears by Margaret Sirl’s recipe which makes use of some rather unexpected ingredients – Combine 1 litre water, 1 cup urine, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon yeast, and 1 tablespoon vegemite. Let the brew stand for 5 …
There are tasks in the garden for everyone and Judy contributes to the watering.
It’s exciting to experiment with unusual varieties in the garden. Our Golden Snow Peas are shining a pretty lemon-yellow, with flat thin pods and a gentle bulge of tiny seeds. These are an heirloom variety of snow pea, and rather rare to see. In the flower stage they flash a …
