Carlos Magdalena is revered in the gardening world as a miracle worker. He is known internationally as the Spanish “plant messiah” for his ability to propagate endangered species when other gardeners fail.  I encountered his remarkable skills whilst watching the latest David Attenborough series “Kingdom of plants” which I have now quoted a few times [...]

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I was watching another episode of Monty Don’s “Lost Gardens”.  This time it was devoted to a Victorian era pleasure garden complete with a beautiful summer house. This series is not just about gardening. It also gives an insight into how people lived at a point in history. What I learnt is that by the [...]

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Here is a short video blog on my recent visit to the Toowoomba Carnival of flowers. Tweet

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I have just finished reading a brand new book called “50 plants that changed the course of history” by Bill Laws. It was fascinating to learn how some of the most common of plants could have such a revolutionary affect on society. Without them we would not be living the lives we have today . [...]

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  I was working with worm castings recently in the backyard garden at www.nscf.org.au and it got me thinking about how we recycle in the workplace. This is how it works with the worms. We feed them food scraps and they produce this rich fertiliser that helps us to grow more vegies which creates more [...]

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