28 Sep
12 Rare and Unusual Perennial Vegetables: Plant Once, Harvest for Years
Here are 12 of the less common perennial vegetables we’re growing in our garden now. I love diversity, so I...
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21 Sep
12 Dwarf Low-Chill Fruit Trees for Toowoomba Gardens
One of the lovely things about gardening in Toowoomba is that our cooler winters open the door to a wonderful...
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14 Sep
12 Unusual Fruit Trees for Small Gardens: What We Grow at Bella Vita
One of the joys of growing our own food is discovering flavours that rarely make it onto supermarket shelves. At...
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31 Aug
Creating a Tea Garden: Growing Herbs for Herbal Tea at Bella Vita
We’ve dedicated a small garden area beneath the lilly pillies to plants that can be gathered for teas, infusions and...
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17 Aug
Root Crop Alley: 15 Unusual Root Vegetables for a Small Garden
In our root crop alley we grow sweet potatoes, oca, yams, Chinese artichokes, yacon, horseradish, licorice, and a whole range...
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10 Aug
Bush Tucker in a Tiny Garden: Growing Australian Native Foods in Toowoomba
I love the idea of growing native bush tucker plants that are not only productive but also suited to our...
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13 Jul
How to Build Climate Resilience in Our Gardens
In a changing climate, our gardens are vulnerable, but they can also be part of the solution and are powerful...
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25 May
Growing Edibles from Cuttings: Multiply Abundance, Naturally
Growing from cuttings is a beautiful, low-cost way to build resilience and abundance. With just a healthy parent plant, we...
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