Garlic scapes – beautiful to look at and delicious to eat.
What are garlic scapes and how to use them in cooking.
My Subversive Plot – My Garden.
Be a rebel Start a garden!
How to sharpen and remove rust from gardening tools – the easy way.
How to renovate rusty and blunt gardening tools.
Tibouchinas – which one to choose and how to care for them.
Tibouchinas – there’s one for every spot in the garden.
Plant of the month : Snail Vine
The most beautiful bean in the world
Simply delicious rhubarb tea cake.
A simple rhubarb tea cake that everyone will enjoy
‘Green Lightning’ – how storms feed the earth – the magic of science and nature.
The science and magic of storms
A very handsome prince of the camellias
Camellia japonica ‘Prince Frederick William’. The most popular camellia in Australia.
Plant of the month: the exotic Eucharis Lily
The elegant and fragrant Eucharis Lily for sub-tropical gardens or indoor plant.
Wild foods for summer salads – harvesting what we have around us.
Wild foods for summer salads.
Garden Consulting
Would you love a kitchen garden but don’t know where to start? Let my experience and expertise guide you to success? Soil testing, site analysis, fruit trees, fertilizing, non-toxic pest control, composting – this is my world – come and join me.
A one hour onsite consultation will often answer all your questions and help you on your way to the joy of year-round healthy food from your own garden.
Contact me at dianehartgardens@gmail.com
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Citrus pest and diseases: caterpillars
Identifying pests of citrus and leaving the good guys a...
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Tibouchinas – which one to choose and how to care for them.
Tibouchinas - there's one for every spot in the garden.
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Plant of the month : Snail Vine
The most beautiful bean in the world
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Plant of the month: the exotic Eucharis Lily
The elegant and fragrant Eucharis Lily for sub-tropical...
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Simple and safe pest control for the cabbage white butterfly
What is eating my kale and broccoli? How to be smarter...
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Gardenias – which one to plant and how to care for them?
BOTANIC NAME: Gardenia
COMMON NAME: Gardenia
FAMILY: R...
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The Beautiful and Fragrant Jasmine Tea Plant
COMMON NAME: Arabian Jasmine, melati putih (Indonesia)...
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Plant of the month: Clerodendrum ‘Bridal Veil’
BOTANICAL NAME: Clerodendrum wallichii (used to be know...
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The Golden Penda Spitfires
A beautiful feature tree for the sub - tropics - the Go...
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Betel Leaf – easy to grow edible shade plant
Betel Leaf. What is not to love about a shade loving ed...