Author Archives: Liz

Out and about – Edibles in places other than food gardens #3

This week in ‘edibles in places other than food gardens’ series I have more rainbow chard.  This time it is growing in the Jardin d’ Luxenburg in central Paris. The guys in the background of the below photo were doing … Continue reading

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Out and about – Edibles in places other than food gardens #2

Last week I published the first in this series of posts about food in places other than dedicated edible gardens. Fruit trees are used in all sorts of places, as both food source and decorative tree.  Sadly many Melbourne councils … Continue reading

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Harvest Monday – 1st Dec 2014

Today was the first day of summer.  In Australia our seasons start at the beginning of the month, so 1st December is officially the first day of summer.  And a pleasantly warm start it was too (29C).   Spring too was warm … Continue reading

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Spring flowers

I’m going through a bit of flower phase.  I currently have 5 vases of flowers in various rooms of my house.  In fact there are probably more flowers in my house than in my garden at the moment, but there … Continue reading

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Out and about – Edibles in places other than food gardens #1

As a kitchen gardener I find myself getting very excited whenever I see a food plant.  Sometimes it is easy to predict where you might find them; mushrooms in paddocks, these blackberries picked from plants growing beside an English road (and tasting … Continue reading

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