Kahili Ginger Description Each year during late summer or early autumn you will be rewarded with beautiful very showy flower spikes that make growing this plant very worthwhile and rewarding. Kahili ginger is an ornamental, tropical plant that will grow to about 2.5m when planted in suita...

As winter draws near, it's time to think about vegetable gardening. Do you know you can enjoy homegrown vegetables from your garden amidst the chills of winter? Yes, you heard that right. All you need is to choose which vegetables are easy to grow, and those that can withstand even the coldest tempe...

Making Gluten Free Bread As a person who has Coeliac disease, avoiding gluten has been important in my life ever since I was diagnosed and realised what I needed to do in order to improve my health. Unfortunately, a food that I love is good bread - something that didn't seem...

How to Have Your Plants and Eat Them Too There are few experiences quite like growing your own food. It’s equal parts hard work and leap of faith. You plan, you plant, you water, and you wait. With patience (and sometimes, a touch of luck) you’ll get to make meals with...

Why Are My Hydrangeas Pink? Hydrangeas are a beautiful plant, native to temperate areas of Asia and the Americas, but by far the greatest diversity can be found naturally in Asia. If you live in a temperate region, they are are a must for your garden - they are a plant...

Don't Drown Your Plants - The Importance of Aerated Soils All plants have their own specific needs. What these needs are vary from one plant species to another, but all will mostly include varying amounts of nutrients, water and air. The focus of this article is water, but this is intrinsically...