What to Plant in September
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: Plant of the Month – Ranunculus asiaticus – (Persian buttercup) Spring is here in Sydney and the … Continue reading What to Plant in September
What to Plant in August
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: Plant of the Month – Crassula Ovata – (Jade plant) During the cloudy grey days of winter, the beautiful Crassula ovata, popularly known as the Jade or Lucky plant, sparkles with starry, pink tinged, white flowers … Continue reading What to Plant in August
What to Plant in July
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) Plant of the Month: Aeonium Arboreum –( Tree aeonium) The lovely Tree Aeonium is one of the few succulents that actively grows and flowers in winter and brings a pop of beautiful brilliant yellow to the … Continue reading What to Plant in July
What to Plant in June
Winter has just begun 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) Plant of the Month: Mammillaria vetula ssp. gracilis – (Thimble cactus) The Thimble Cactus or Mammillaria vetula gracilus is a beautiful … Continue reading What to Plant in June
Soup Saturday: Spicy Carrot, Celery and Chickpea Soup
Today is a cold and grey day in Sydney, perfect for a warming soup to serve for lunch. This soup is is a rich mix of sweet carrots and celery, with spicy taste and fragrance of freshly roasted and ground coriander and cumin seeds, and made hearty by the addition of chickpeas to make it a really healthy meal. If you have the time, the … Continue reading Soup Saturday: Spicy Carrot, Celery and Chickpea Soup
What to Plant in May
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): Plant of the Month – Orbea Variegata – ( Starfish or Carrion Cactus) Having grown this lovely succulent for many years in pots, I have been lucky enough to see it in flower around this … Continue reading What to Plant in May
Delicious Mushroom Soup
I love mushrooms and use them in so many ways. Yesterday I made some garlicky Quick Sauteed Mushrooms that I use in pies and risotto and on pizzas. At our house its Soup Saturday and so today I made some lovely mushroom soup and use the sauteed mushrooms for garnish. With a little preparation and care mushroom soup is so quick and easy to make. … Continue reading Delicious Mushroom Soup
What to Plant in April
The following is a list of vegetables that you can plant in April in Sydney, a temperate zone (just click on the link for the growing guide for each vegetable): Plant of the Month – Cape Marguerite Osteospermum, or also known as African or Cape daisies are flowering plants belonging to the Calenduleae, in the family Asteraceae and are native to South Africa. The beauty and … Continue reading What to Plant in April
Happy Easter
To all; gardeners, friends and followers, I wish you a Happy Easter! Christós anésti, Buona Pasqua, Joyeuses Pâques, Felices Pascuas, Feliz Pascoa, Frohe Ostern, Schöni Oschtere. We have been busy colouring eggs a bright Easter red, a family tradition at our house. Whatever your own family traditions are, celebrating in the beauty of the northern hemisphere spring or in the warmth of the southern hemisphere … Continue reading Happy Easter
Dublin Coddle Feast on St Patrick’s Day
I wish a Happy St Patrick’s Day to all who read this post and who love celebrating this day. I have decided to make a quintessentially Irish dish to share with you. Dublin coddle is an amazing Irish dish, so simple in its ingredients but so delicious. It is made by layering of sliced onions, pork sausages, lardons made from rashers of thick cut bacon, … Continue reading Dublin Coddle Feast on St Patrick’s Day
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