Old Fashioned Shrubs Plus Spices to Entice

Starting with the vanilla bean story with herb and spice guru Ian Hemphill, growing winter savory and why you should in vegetable heroes, a new series on old fashioned shrubs for every region in Australia in Design Elements and groundcovers that suit in Plant of the week.SPICE IT UP Vanilla planifolia and cvsHave you ever wondered how and when the spice trade started?...

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Screen Free Week

Did you know that April 29th -May 5th is Screen Free Week? Join in with us and pledge to put away the iPads, computers, game systems, cell phones, and TV for the week! You may find new activities that you didn’t know you enjoyed so much with your new free time. Take this week as a chance to connect with family and friends by spending time with each other. You can start by...

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Apples, Queen of Bulbs and Why Purple Veggies?

What affects apples, even those ballerina ones growing in pots in the Plant Doctor segment; growing purple veggies in vegetable heroes, why you need a green wall in Design Elements  and the queen of bulbs, in Plant of the Week.PLANT DOCTORBlack Spot on Apples; Apple ScabWe all love to eat perfect apples but if you grow apple trees, then watch out for this.If you’ve ever...

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Every Kid Healthy Week

Happy Every Kid Healthy Week from FSNE! All year schools work to improve the health and wellness of its students. It is time to celebrate those efforts! Every Kid Healthy Week is celebrated across the nation as reminder of the efforts that schools are making to improve the health and wellness of its students. It is an annual celebration of schools’ health and wellness achievements....

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Hydrangeas, Proteas and Whip Snip Snip

Garden trimming tools in the spotlight on Tool Time, growing beans that suit winter conditions in vegetable heroes, they may be old fashioned but we love them in Plant of the week and the oldest flowers on earth in Talking Flowers.TOOL TIMETrimmers; Whipper Snippers; BrushcuttersWhich jobs do you hate doing in your garden aside from weeding? Lawn edges could be one of them?...

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Grow Your Own Carrots

Carrots are rich in vitamins. You can grow them almost year round!  The spring and fall are the best times to plant them and they take around 2 months to harvest. There are several ways to grow carrots. Choose the option below that works best for your location and ability.PlantingRecord the date when you plant on your calendar. This will help you know when to harvest.Option...

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Frenchy Chic and Indoor Plants

Indoor plants are making a great revival in Plant Doctor, growing a coffee substitute in vegetable heroes; herbalist and naturopath Simone, talks about Parsley in Plant of the week and what makes a garden French and provincial on garden styles in Design Elements?PLANT DOCTORIndoor Plants: Pests, Diseases and WateringIf we were fashionable and hip young gardeners, we would...

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