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I live in the South West of Victoria which has a climate and geography that makes me feel very welcome on this planet as a gardener.

Listen in to my garden chat every Thursday fortnight on ABC South West Breakfast Radio!

11/07/2026

I visited the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden in Mt Tomah yesterday and saw their new garden called Tsubaki Yama: Camellia Mountain.
Opened in late 2025, the garden features an internationally significant collection of rare camellias and a Ginko tree seedling grown from a tree that survived the Hiroshima atomic blast.

04/07/2026

Last nights dusk. This mornings frosty dawn.

03/07/2026

We are doing a house sit at Blackheath in the Blue Mountains looking after our friends magical property.
Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting our neighbours Asia and Sam from ‘Logan Brae’ a historic, working apple orchard with stunning views set on the edge of the Kanimbla Valley. Their converted Machinery Shed now used as an Airbnb has one of the top ratings in the country.

I can tell the earth here is welcoming to life and this is a very special family.

Most orchards send their fruit off to large processing plants.
Here it’s different.

The apples are picked by Sam and all sold only a day or two later through their gorgeous and hugely popular farm shop. They also make hot buttery apple pies, apple jelly and fresh apple juice.

It’s a lot of work, but it’s also a little piece of orchard history that Asia and Sam are determined to keep alive.
They are only open through Autumn (love the seasonality) when they are flat out getting everything ready.

They have 20 varieties of apples many which you will not easily find elsewhere.
Gala and Gravenstein – the first delicious apples of the season.
Discovery Apples - great for toffee apples
Spartan - Sweet, juicy, easy eating.
Jonathan - A favourite with the older generation. Nostalgic, classic apple flavour with a slight tartness.
Freyberg - which is sweet and aromatic with a soft spiced edge, some say a hint of aniseed.
Kidd’s Orange Red – sweet and honeyed
Spitzenburg – for pies
Lady in Red - bright red and sweet-tart flavor
Also Fuji, Breaburn, Pink Lady and Empire and more!

Sam and Asia love growing apples!

28/06/2026

I'm bushwalking in the Tianjara Falls area NSW and currently obsessed with photographing moss!
The more I look at it, the more fascinating it becomes. Did you know moss is one of Earth's oldest plants? It has no true roots, absorbs water through its leaves, and can survive drying out completely before coming back to life with rain.
And can we talk about that incredible green? Is it emerald, sage, forest, or something in between? Every patch seems to have its own unique shade.

24/06/2026

Recent photo shoot with some of my pumpkin harvest!!

I'm on ABC Breakfast Radio 96.9FM with Jeremy Lee tomorrow talking about a book I recently read called 'How to Grow Fresh Air'. I know it is early but I'd love you to tune in at 7.20am!!

27/02/2026

What on earth is a SEEDLING SNAIL?
I'm having a go at the new trend of growing seedlings in a seed snail.
It's a space-saving propagation method where seeds are sown on a thin layer of potting mix spread over a flexible strip (like plastic, foam, or cardboard), which is then rolled up like a sushi roll and placed upright in a tray.
It promotes strong vertical root growth, saves space, and makes transplanting easy.
I've put in SNO PEAS. Stay tuned for the results!

18/02/2026

FEBRUARY is a key transition month — a great time for planting autumn and winter vegetables before the weather cools and I am reaching for my super duper seed storage case (got it from Spotlight and LOVE IT!! I'm so organised).

A small amount of time sowing seeds or planting seedlings in the next two weeks while the soil is still warm can produce a diversity of nutrient dense, tasty vegetables throughout mid Autumn and Winter.
• Keep yourself in LEAFY GREENS by continuing to sow those varieties you love like lettuce, silverbeet, rocket, spinach and Asian greens and I love Mustards!

• BRASSICA's love the warmth of late summer to grow and then produce their crop in the coolness of autumn. Put in seeds and/or seedlings of broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and kale.

• Sow root vegetables such as BEETROOT, CARROT and FENNEL now and every few weeks until end of March to keep a constant supply.

• ALLIUMS can go in now: spring onions and leeks.
• I also put in some SNO PEAS to get excited to harvest in a few months.
• PARSLEY sown now will provide you leaves throughout winter. Re sow CORIANDER too.

Note some of the seed suppliers I favour! Eden Seeds, Transition Farm, Southern Harvest, Mr Fothergill, The Seed Collection and seed I have saved myself.

08/02/2026

Inspired by our spectacular flowering gum 'CORYMBIA FICIFOLIA'

'Late summer in our garden hums low and gold,
with perfumed roses and nodding flowers.
Evenings smell of the sea and sun-warmed air,
seeds swell and drift away.

Above it all, our beautiful flowering gum
flares red against the soft blue sky,
full of parrots and buzzing bees
gently wafting in the breeze.'

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