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Pears are a fruit that I have enjoyed since my early childhood. When I’m entertaining or simply feel like indulging, an all time favourite sweet treat I enjoy is pears cooked in red wine. I am going to share with you the traditional recipe to cook at home.
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Sorrento, overlooking the Bay of Naples is a magical place in my eyes. I have been there more times than I can count and it never ceases to amaze me. Each visit has revealed new hidden treasures including what I like to call the “Secret Gardens of Sorrento”.
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Mid-Winter at last! Not too long before the days start warming up again. While it is chilly outside the thought of venturing out into the garden may not be quite as alluring. However there is no time like the present to undertake the following gardening projects.
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“Look around, leaves are brown and the sky is a hazy shade of winter”. The Bangles knew a thing or two when they sang these lyrics in 1987. Winter is here and better than the brown leaves on the ground it has brought along some joys to be admired in the garden.
I visited Christian Tenace, of Direct Plants in Greenvale and asked him to share the 10 plants that are his “winter wonders”.
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Winter is the time to get your hands dirty and plant bare root stock. Bare root season commences in June when deciduous trees are in a dormant state due to the colder weather, and can survive out of the ground for a short period of time. Gardeners successfully establish many thousands of bare rooted plants every year. It can be a very efficient and economical way of planting deciduous trees and shrubs.
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Children’s gardens and associated activities allow for learning and expression of creativity. I’m into my second year of sharing the joys of gardening with fresh minds. In Autumn, I delivered two childrens’ gardening workshops in conjunction with Diaco’s Garden Nursery in Mornington.
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Winter has arrived and we are certainly feeling the chill. Here come the sniffles and we start battling the symptoms of the common cold or flu. I suffer from the cold each and every year and thankfully have a way to combat the symptoms, making me feel better in no time.
Designed by students of the Czech Technical University with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the installation was an interactive display that evoked the atmosphere of a sample of typical Czech forest. An observer was stopped in silence to observe the surrounding forest installation.
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EXPO Milano 2015, the world’s exposition. The largest cultural, historical, and educational Olympiad in the world dedicated to the sharing of diverse and innovative ideas under the theme "Feed the planet - energy for life" and supported by the United Nations. EXPO 2015 had a focus on agriculture, horticulture and sustainability.
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When visiting Sardinia last year, I returned to one of my favourite spots, Chia, in the municipality of Domus De Maria. The thing I love most about Chia is the magnificence of its natural environment. Fresh air, an abundance of green life, natural wetlands that are home to flamingos and other wading birds, pristine beaches with crystal clear waters.
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