I found a tree at Going Going Green in Hawthorn.   I decided against umbrella trees on the basis that they are an evil profligate weed ty...

I wonder when exactly it was that indoor plants fell out of fashion?  I know that people still have them but do you remember exactly how ubi...

There were five things in the front garden when we bought our house.   An enormous liquid amber, thirsty for the water in our sewerage pipe...

I have had quite some excitement this week. I have discovered that Marimekko makes a fabric print of my favourite tree. Here it is: Isn'...

Allow me a little boast. Some plants just grow happily with no effort. Others just up and die on you without so much as a whimper or explana...

Anyone who grew up in Melbourne will tell you that it used to rain and rain and rain, for days on end. Now, in Melbourne we are at stage 3A ...