Just imagine your pasta and pizza without the finishing touch of oregano or the delicious mince dumplings without the pinch of sage! The outcome is sure to be bland and boring. This is what the herbs do for you’re your culinary skills – they uplift the taste and...
No matter where you live in the world most cultures like to use herbs in their cooking to provide the flavours and aroma that we have all come to love. With the enormous spread in popularity of Gourmet Cooking shows on television we are encouraged to expand our...
I have been growing tomatoes in patio containers and pots this year with some success. My garden plot has always produced a good crop year on year. I have always had success with tomatoes grown on the ground. But growing my tomatoes in containers is anew departure for...
Most of us have seen or enjoyed the beauty of a backyard pond at one time or another. A pond can be a stunning landscape features that makes a backyard seem welcoming and exotic, relaxing and calm. Backyard ponds are a wonderful addition to any home and can provide...
The art of cultivating bonsai trees is a Japanese tradition stretching back hundreds of years. Literally translating to “tray planting,” growing a bonsai tree involves actively working to shape a tree into a dwarfed, artistic version of itself. A bonsai...
For as much as I like most bugs, they undoubtedly have a way of ruining a garden in a very timely fashion. As a child, I would run from the garden to the woods, transplanting as many garden bugs as possible before my mother came out to send them to their final resting...
