Glamour girls

EVERYONE LOVES A HARDWORKING ISA BROWN BUT GET A LOAD OF THESE CHIC CHICKENS AND FEATHERED FASHIONISTAS

FRIED VEG

IT’S POSSIBLE TO ENJOY A FRY-UP IN A DELICIOUSLY HEALTHY WAY BY TURNING TO SOME FRY-FRIENDLY PLANTS

BEYOND BIG RED

TOMATOES COME IN ALL SHAPES, SIZES AND COLOURS, SO NOW’S THE TIME TO EXPLORE THEIR INFINITE VARIETY

EVEN MORE TROPPO

ANOTHER SENSATIONAL SIX TO CONSIDER FOR YOUR GARDEN — OR YOUR FRUIT SALAD

LET'S STALK RHUBARB

JUST AS TOMATO IS A FRUIT USED AS A VEGETABLE, RHUBARB IS A VEGETABLE COMMONLY CONSUMED AS A DESSERT

FOOD OF THE GODS

THE FLESHY FRUIT OF THE FICUS WAS MUHAMMAD’S FAVOURITE AND BUDDHA FOUND ENLIGHTENMENT UNDER A FIG TREE

MAKING GOOD BETTER

THE IRREPRESSIBLE TV PRESENTER WRITES ABOUT HOW SHE, WITH HUSBAND ANTON AND DAUGHTER FRIDA, TURNED A STEEP HOBART BLOCK INTO A PRODUCTIVE GARDEN

True lily

MANY PLANTS ARE CALLED LILIES BUT IT’S THE MEMBERS OF THE GENUS LILIUM THAT ARE THE REAL DEAL

SALTY BUDS

THE CAPER BUSH PRODUCES TWO DISTINCT BUT EQUALLY DELICIOUS, TANGY MORSELS: CAPERS AND CAPERBERRIES

Ducks on duty

BUSY, VIGILANT, HARD ON GARDEN PESTS AND GENEROUS LAYERS — YOU’VE GOTTA LOVE A DUCK!

A PROFUSION OF ZOOKS

THE ZUCCHINI IS NOT ONLY EASY TO GROW, IT PRODUCES A NON-STOP BOUNTY AND HAS ENDLESS USES IN THE KITCHEN

Eucalypts now!

WITH THEIR INFINITE VARIETY AND BREATHTAKING BEAUTY, THERE’S A GUM THAT’S JUST RIGHT FOR EVERY GARDEN

A floral Noël

FOR SOME ATTRACTIVE DYI YULETIDE DECORATIONS, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN YOUR OWN GARDEN

A SHROOM OF YOUR OWN

IF YOU’VE BEEN LEFT IN THE DARK ON HOW TO GROW MUSHROOMS, LET US ENLIGHTEN YOU

COASTAL BERRY

SEA BUCKTHORN HAS MULTIPLE USES AS BIRD AND INSECT HABITAT, SOIL EROSION INHIBITOR AND SKIN TREATMENT

Garden to table

Burnt honey semifreddo with seasonal fruits | Chocolate mousse cake | Lemon custard with seasonal fruits and toasted honey nuts | Simple almond blender cake

Ears to you

PROLIFIC AND EASY TO GROW, SWEET CORN IS ONE OF THE OLDEST CULTIVATED CROPS IN THE WORLD

STAR POWER

WITH ITS UNIQUE SHAPE, CARAMBOLA DESERVES TO BE THE STAR OF YOUR NEXT FRUIT SALAD

The Neighbourhood Patch

The only thing better than one suburban garden is several households sharing the bounty

The Incredible Edible Oasis

Why wait to retire to an acreage when you can create a productive paradise on a suburban block?

The Divine Vine

Fruit or veg? Whatever it is, without a cucumber a salad is just uncool

Plant A Carpet Of Flowering Natives

More than just a patch of colour, a wildflower meadow creates biodiversity, attracting birds and beneficial bugs

The Heat You Can Eat

No chilli lover is happy until their tongue is stung and their eyes are watering

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS...

... AND IT’S NOT JUST LEMONADE. HERE ARE 11 TASTY IDEAS FOR ALL CLIMATES AND SEASONS TO BREW, BLEND OR FIZZ UP A NICE DROP FROM THAT EXCESS CROP

SCENTED HEDGES

CONTINUING OUR LOOK AT LIVING FENCES, HERE ARE SOME OF THE BEST AROMATIC HERBAL PLANTS FOR WINDBREAKS AND BIRD AND POLLINATOR HABITATS

Grow up!

A SPACE-SAVING WAY TO GROW PUMPKIN AND POWER-CHARGE IT AT THE SAME TIME

GREENING THE DUNES

A MINE WORKER BUILDS A GARDEN BY SHIFTING HALF A METRE OF SANDY SOIL AND SWAPPING IT FOR ORGANIC VEGIE MIX

Geraniums reign

MORE THAN A WINDOW-BOX DISPLAY, THESE HARDY PERENNIALS AND THEIR CLOSE RELATIVES STAR IN THE GARDEN

Think Outside The Box Hedge

With a living food wall you can have your fruit and veg and hedge it too

Sleepy-Time Herb

Traditionally prescribed for insomnia, valerian may even have been the pied piper’s secret weapon against rats