Life's little pleasures

Pretty as a picture, sweet peas exude old-fashioned charm.

Rampant growth threatens market gardens

WHEN you are biting into a tomato, cucumber or lettuce, chances are you are tasting a piece of Sydney's history. But it is a slice of Sydney that is fast disappearing, warns Therese Sweeney, the artist behind an exhibition that tells the stories of the city's migrant market gardeners.

Plant fair offers something for everyone and lots more

ROSEMARY Simpson lost 240 hectares of her land in last year's fires. While it was devastating, there was no loss of life and the historic Guilford Bell-designed house and garden were saved.

Organic Gardens Methods and Techniques

Organic Gardens Methods and Techniques Organic gardens are rising in popula ...

When summer crops up

A few measures can help your vegie patch thrive in the heat, writes David Adams.

Having a garden and eating it, too

GARDENS can be both productive and pretty, and Hendrik Van Leeuwen's backyard is proof of this. He is passionate about growing his own food, but he wasn't going to sacrifice a good-looking garden for the sake of his vegetables.

Suits and salary not a patch on shoots and celery

Amid a call for backyard gardening, the Kitchen Farmer's leading the way, writes Carmel Egan.

Water Rebates Flow To The Wealthy

The big money is going to the well-off to keep their gardens green, not to cut water use in the home as the rebates were intended, writes Michael Bachelard.

Pioneer's Family Tree Branches Out In Potted History

LIKE a pioneer of Nelson Bay, Jenny Megson hopes that from small things, big things will grow.

Gardens Plan For Family Fun

THE Hunter Valley has a reputation as the perfect destination for couples, but so much of what the area has to offer is also perfect for families.

Dirty Hands At Darlo To See Garden Grow

The first bell may not yet have rung for the start of school but the playground is alive. Children are watering, scooping, digging and examining their new vegie patch in this inner-city garden. The area is a happy mess and the landscape designer, Richard Unsworth, is at the centre of it all in more ways than one.

Garden Style

Jim Fogarty rounds up 10 of the best new finds in al fresco living.

Blooming For Research

ONE of the Hunter's most stunning gardens, Hartley Hill Homestead, will be open to the public on Sunday.

Mums Shed Care At The Gardens

SPEND a day enjoying the great outdoors on Mother's Day.

Brendan Moar

Big, brave thinking is needed for gardens, KRISTIE LAU finds.

Time To Dig In

With winter on its way, now is the time to prepare your garden so it will bloom come spring time, writes KILMENY ADIE. The change of summer to autumn is a hectic time for gardeners, according to nursery operator Gwen Reid.

Earthly Delights

Dig around for some practical and stylish garden solutions to ensure everything comes up roses.

Soul Gardens

Writers' gardens reveal inspiration drawn from a connection to the land.

Gardening Brigade

Volunteers are needed to tend sick people's gardens, writes Barry Revill.

Budget Beauty

A landscaped garden can add to the value of your home, ? and it doesn't have to break the bank..