Mixed spices
Home gardeners might consider spices too unusual and tricky to grow, but PENNY WOODWARD says there are good choices for warm and cool climates.
Herb garden basics
Autumn is a good time to plant herbs, so PENNY WOODWARD tells us how to start.
French tarragon
With a delicious, mellow aniseed flavour, PENNY WOODWARD says French tarragon should be in everyone's garden.
A strange fish
Lizard tail, heartleaf and swamp pepper are other names for this intriguing edible plant, writes PENNY WOODWARD.
What’s summer without basil?
JUSTIN RUSSELL pleads the case for growing a big patch of basil in the summer garden.
Sun-loving santolina
PENNY WOODWARD says grey-leafed plants like santolina thrive in hot, dry weather.
Dill is for digestion
This ‘gallant expeller of wind’ eases indigestion caused by Christmas fare, says PENNY WOODWARD.
Why not try turmeric?
Turmeric is easier to grow than ginger, says PENNY WOODWARD, and has many varied uses.
Delightful, delicious daylily
Tough, easy to grow, beautiful and delicous. What more could you want asks PENNY WOODWARD
Flower snatchers
STEVE PAYNE contemplates his profusely performing nasturtiums that have forgotten it is mid-winter.
Bush tea saves the day
After a hard morning gardening, a cup of bush tea makes a refreshing pick-me-up.
Chives
Spring is such a lovely time in the garden with an abundance of flowers. Chives is a very useful and quietly pretty plant that is often overlooked amongst this profusion.
Plant coriander for winter
Don’t fall for the myth that coriander loves to be grown in blazing hot sun during summer. JUSTIIN RUSSELL writes that the world’s most widely consumed herb does brilliantly in winter, even in the shade.