A Happy New Year to all followers, gardeners and visitors to The Grantham Gardener from beautiful Sydney. Today we will gather with friends, family and visitors to our home to share a meal and celebrate 2026 hoping for peace in our world this year. May your homes be filled with laughter and happiness today and good health and prosperity in the year to come. The … Continue reading Happy New Year 2026
Its Christmas day on this side of the world, in beautiful Sydney! After rolling heatwaves with days in the high 30’s to 42 C we will be having lovely mild Christmas day. To all who read this: gardeners, followers and visitors, I wish you a peaceful and happy Christmas. Continue reading Merry Christmas from the Grantham Gardener
Today is the first day of summer and this is the first planting guide of the season.The following is a list of vegetables and herbs you can plant in December in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the name for the growing guide for each vegetable or herb:Basil Beans (dwarf and climbing) Beetroot Cape Gooseberry Capsicum seedlings Carrot Celery seedlings Chilli Choko Cucumber Eggplant seedlings Kohlrabi Leeks seedlings … Continue reading What to Plant in December
The following is a list of vegetables and herbs you can plant in October in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the name for the growing guide for each vegetable or herb: Amaranth Asparagus Basil Beans – climbing and bush beans Beetroot Borage Broccoli Cabbage Cape Gooseberry Capsicum Carrot Celeriac Celery – in seed trays Chicory Chives Chillies Cucumber Daikon Dill Eggplant Jerusalem artichoke Leeks … Continue reading What to Plant in October
Today is the first day of spring and this is the first planting guide of the season. The following is a list of vegetables you can plant in September in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable or herb: Amaranth Artichokes Asparagus Basil Beans – climbing and bush Beetroot Broccoli Cabbage Cape Gooseberry Capsicum Carrot Celery Chicory … Continue reading What to Plant in September
The following is a list of vegetables you can plant in August in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable: The following is a list of vegetables you can plant in August in Sydney, a temperate zone. Just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable: Amaranth Artichokes in pots Beetroot Cabbage in seed trays … Continue reading What to Plant in August
The following is a list of vegetables you can plant in July in Sydney, a temperate zone, (just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable) Beetroot Lettuce Mustard Greens Onion Peas Radish Snow Peas Strawberry plants Plant of the Month – The beautiful Pieris Japonica Pieris japonica, the Japanese andromeda or Japanese pieris, is a species of flowering plant in the … Continue reading What to Plant in July
This is the first day of winter and this is the first planting guide of the season. The following is a list of vegetables that you can plant in June in Sydney, a temperate zone (just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable). This is the first day of winter and this is the first planting guide of the season. The … Continue reading What to Plant in June
The following is a list of vegetables that you can plant in May in Sydney, a temperate zone (just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable): Beans – broad beans Brussels sprouts seedlings Cabbage seedlings Carrot Cauliflower seedlings Garlic Kale seedlings Kohlrabi Leeks seedlings Lettuce Mizuna Mustard greens Onion Pak Choy Parsley Peas Radish Rocket Shallots Silverbeet Snow Peas Spinach Strawberry Turnip Plant of the Month – … Continue reading What to Plant in May
To all: gardeners, friends and followers I wish you a Happy Easter! Easter Sunday in Sydney is a glorious sunny day and 30 C. A perfect day for enjoying a relaxing meal with family in the outdoors. Christós anésti, Buona Pasqua, Joyeuses Pâques, Felices Pascuas, Feliz Pascoa, Frohe Ostern, Schöni Oschtere. Enjoy your Easter Sunday with family and friends no matter where in the world … Continue reading Happy Easter
