And just like that, it is a new year! 2018 marks the 5th year that I’ve lived in New Zealand,…

Newsletter – September 2017
Newsletter and Growing Calendar for September 2017 It’s Spring! Yay and hooray! Lots to start doing in the garden now…

Seed Saving – Umbelliferous plants (think Parsley, Fennel & Dill)
A great many of my umbelliferous plants are going to flower now and seed now, making it a perfect time to…

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) Above the lower plants it towers, The Fennel with its yellow flowers; And in an earlier age…