Pennyroyal
If you’re not familiar with pennyroyal, Pennyroyal scientifically known as Mentha pulegium is a common plant in the mint family. While it does have amazing health benefits when used by adults in moderate doses, it can also be toxic in...
Calendula
Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis About: Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is an herbaceous plant of the small genus Calendula, in the Asteraceae family. This flowering, annual plant grows naturally around western Europe, southeastern Asia and the Mediterranean. This herb been used medicinally...
Is your soil scared of water?
What the phobic?? Our Perth summer soils have a wonderful problem of being Hydrophobic. No I’m not suggesting your soil is scared of spiders, or of leaving the house, nor am I suggesting your soil is against same sex marriage. ...
Who’s Eating My Dinner?
Caterpillars. Beautiful white butterflies….. Not! *Recently Edited* This year is a particularly bad year for cabbage moth, the sudden spike in warm weather has seen these guys heading out to attack your garden in swarms. I was talking a walk...
Fruit Fly Trap
It’s that time of year again, Stone Fruit Season! And as we know there is nothing worse than patiently waiting, loving nurturing and excitedly picking when the time is right, only to find out that some annoying little fruit flies have...
Companion Planting Guide
An Age Old Method Companion planting works. We see it in effect time and time again. It is based on the needs and requirements of plants and their symbiotic relationships with other plants and insects. Companion Planting is a must...
Warm Nasturtium Seed & Rocket Salad
Today my lovely friend Robyn came over to help me in the garden (yes, even I need help keeping the weeds at bay this time of year) I had nothing in my fridge to make us lunch with so I...
Pink Clay Cleanser Recipe
Do you want to create your own lush indulgent face cleanser? Then read ahead…… I must say the colour in the picture does just not so it justice, and the softness of your skin after use is unexplainable. This non-greasy...
Who’s Eating my Dinner?
What are aphids? Aphids are tiny little sucking insects 1-4 mm long, that feed on the sap of the new shoots of your vegetables, your dinner and create a delicious nectar called honeydew. They come in a range of colours,...
10 Plants For Your Beauty Regime
To use plants in your beauty products, bring a small saucepan of water to the boil, then add a few handfuls of the herb, steep until the liquid cools then use immediately or jar up excess and place in the...