Happy Australia Day! On this sunny summer day in Sydney, Australia Day 2023, my thoughts go back to all things Australian and today it is fairy bread . Children loved the buttered bread with Hundreds and Thousands sprinkled over to make colourful party food. The plate also has a blackberry design, the fruit of the fruiting weed, and scourge of open land and waterways. In … Continue reading Happy Australia Day
If you have some minced meat and some summer vegetables it is easy to make this baked meat ratatouille. Having only some capsicum and carrot in the fridge I chose to add some potato slices to make the rounds of vegetables and meat. You could also add zucchini, eggplant and even steamed sweet potato slices into these rounds. The meat patties are full of flavour … Continue reading Baked Meat Ratatouille
The following is a list of vegetables and herbs that you can plant in January in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the name for the growing guide for each vegetable or herb: Plant of the Month – The beautiful Hoya This month I am featuring the beautiful Hoya as Plant of the Month. This specimen, Hoya pubicalyx, (native to the Philippines) with its … Continue reading What to Plant in January
A Happy New Year to all followers, gardeners and visitors to The Grantham Gardener. I wish you good health, prosperity, and peace. May your garden bloom and be bountiful and may your table be always full with many friends around it to share the laughter! After the heatwave conditions of the past days, Sydneysiders will head for the beaches sea this New Year’s day! … Continue reading Happy New Year 2023
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