My easy dill and almond pesto with preserved lemon
Tangy and fresh dill and almond dip
Carrot and walnut cake – simply the best.
Simple and delicious carrot cake.
One pot Sicilian baked potatoes.
Hot Cross Buns – easy to make, easy to bake
Quick and easy hot cross buns
Nutritious purslane and walnut salad
Wild foods for summer salads – harvesting what we have around us.
Wild foods for summer salads.
Best Ever Chocolate Hazelnut Cake – gluten free
Coconut and Lime Syrup Cake – a Taste of the Tropics
Deliciously easy lime and coconut cake – they were made for each other.
Lime tart with a simple pastry base.
A simple and delicious tangy lime tart.
Survival Pantry Quiche – cooking with what you have.
Cooking with what we have – from your pantry, fridge and garden and learning how to make good shortcrust pastry.
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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The Beautiful and Fragrant Jasmine Tea Plant
COMMON NAME: Arabian Jasmine, melati putih (Indonesia)...
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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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Gardenias – which one to plant and how to care for them?
BOTANIC NAME: Gardenia
COMMON NAME: Gardenia
FAMILY: R...
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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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Plant of the month: Clerodendrum ‘Bridal Veil’
BOTANICAL NAME: Clerodendrum wallichii (used to be know...
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Two weeks in LUANG PRABANG, Laos
Two weeks in Luang Prabang, Laos
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Butter Beans – how to grow and cook this magic bean
Butter Bean, Lima Bean, Madagascar Bean Phaseolus lunat...