If you're in a warm climate, rosellas are a very useful and unusual plant to grow in the backyard. They're a wild hibiscus, grown i...

One of the pleasures of a slow summer is having the time to make cordial. Drinking homemade cordial on a hot day is one of joys of the s...

It's only a couple of days until Christmas and I hope you've got your menu planned and all your goodies ready, or almost ready. It&...

We planted a second lemon tree about 18 months ago and it's starting to produce its first lemons. I love have having too many lemon...

Last week our elder tree (sambucus nigra) was heavy with berries. It's the first year there have been enough berries to do anything ...

I usually start preparing my fermented ginger beer around this time of the year. I like having it on hand to offer to family and frie...