The weather is having a field day; packing a punch with gale force winds and taking us from sunny highs to chilly lows sometimes within a few hours. Winter is coming…….. and with it comes roast dinners, warming soups and stews. Which brings me to Mint: Mint sauce and lamb…
Often we are asked, what are good herbs for growing indoors over winter, so here’s a list that you can recommend. Basil: (If you still have supplies) Place in a north-facing window as it likes lots of sun and warmth. Bay: Place in a pot in an east or west…
Easter wouldn’t be the same without eggs and most of us go for expensive chocolate – here is a new beautiful way to create healthy Easter eggs with amazing herbs stencils as decoration. Click HERE for info on how to make these beauties – what a great activity to do…
Look past the expensive and standard red roses this Valentines Day – say so much more with herbs and a romantic, scented Bundle of Love. In the language of herbs Basil says LOVE, Calendula JOY, Lavender DEVOTION and Thyme AFFECTION. These sentiments mean so much more than red roses don’t you think??…
I LOVE Summer and holidays but not what they do to my garden! So this year I am trying the logical approach and installing a home-watering dripper system with hosing & timer. The “logic” part comes from thinking it’s not worth watering our small garden but then realising how much…
Just HAD to do it – so so proud to be Kiwi and celebrate our small nations world dominating excellence. Living Herbs Black Olive Chili is a black herb that is an absolute beauty. This award-winning plant has purple foliage and clusters of fiery edible BLACK fruits that turn red.…
Gardening in Your Gumboots Late October and it’s Labour Weekend, Weather’s better – YAY – Winter’s end! To the garden we go, To dig, compost and sow, Using gumboots, a gardeners best friend.
Wow, was scrolling through the New Idea in the lunchroom the other day and stumbled across their South American recipes – lots and meat (focus on Dads day) and HERBS galore. I have had chimichurri before but not known what it was until reading this and, with an abundance of…
Yay!!! Basil being back is the BEST sign that Spring and Summer are on their way. Keep plants in a warm, sheltered spot at this time of year and enjoy – fabulous scent when you pick leaves fresh from the plant and even better FLAVOUR however you use it. I…
Brighten your Winter weekend with a cocktail party in August – Hawaiian shirts, pina coloda’s, mojitos (link HERE to Annabel Langbein’s recipe) and palm trees.
