I love berry season.   Berry season came late to Australia this year, but is worth the wait!   Below are some photos of our berries.  They t...

I have grown pineapple sage ( Salvia elegans ) for years.  It is such a great edible herb that smells incredible and apparently has some med...

I have never grown ivy ( Hedera helix ) from seed before.  In fact, I don't think I have ever grown ivy.  I am growing ivy from seed now...

I like dark purple carrots.  Unfortunately there are few varieties of purple carrots in Australia, and  many of the purple carrots have love...

A generous friend sent me some seeds of litchi tomato (S olanum sisymbriifolium ) a while ago.  I had never eaten, grown, or even seen this ...

Utricularia subulata , the zig zag bladderwort, is a small terrestrial carnivorous plant.  The leaves are tiny and often go unnoticed even a...