Standing a step behind me, gripping my elbow, my nine-year-old watched with equal parts fascination and terror. As the frame was lifted...

A new resident joined the household this month. One of the hairy, four-legged variety that licks (a lot) and chews (everything). Our dog...

There are few individuals who can say they have been invited into over 1000 homes – and left each one better than they found it but Tim...

Westies enjoy the convenience of a kerbside bin service that whisks our waste away on a weekly basis. But if you’ve ever visited a tip...

Some seasons are just plain hard. And I don’t mean winter, but rather seasons of life. There come periods when a single, challenging...

Digging recently in my new backyard I found something unexpected – a legacy from previous residents. I’d really love to report that it...

Come winter, it is easy to find ourselves merely transiting through our yard, hurrying from car to front door and into the warmth beyond...

In recent weeks I farewelled our family home and with it the garden I had created over the past ten years. It was a bittersweet process...

As a kid, I vividly remember how the sight of roaming chooks in her ornamental garden would ruffle my Mum’s feathers. Escapees from my...

Summertime … and the garden is pumping. The newly planted veg and herbs have settled in. The bees and the butterflies are thronging to...

The season of giving is looming large. We’re gearing up for thanking teachers, being Secret Santas at work, receiving actual Santa at...

With the days lengthening and warming up, planting season is upon us. And you might be pondering how to arrange all the seedlings you’ve...

Love it or loathe it, the season of tricks and treats is rolling around again. Sure, Halloween is far from being a homegrown festival....

My neighbour’s sprawling peach tree is once again adorned with glorious pink blossoms – my yearly sign that spring is truly here. There...

You know that little map of Australia on the back of seed packets? The one with the colour-coded climate zones – from tropical in the...

Standing in the backyard with my hands cupping a steaming coffee for warmth, the balmy days of summer feel a lifetime away. It is one of...

If you’re just setting out on this journey it can be hard to know where to begin. In an ideal world, we might all instantly switch to...

Outside my window, the silver branches of the apple tree are starting to show, stark and bare as they drop their leaves. The plum and the...