Gardening in a time of plague Article and Poems: Gerry Jacobson Lockdown and isolation. Months of chocolate and TV. Can’t travel. But in Canberra there’s always somewhere to walk. And …
BlogGardening in a time of plague
Blog RecipeCalendula officinalis
Article: Elizabeth Dangerfield (Canberra Organic – Summer 2020)Photo: Harish Kumar The pot marigold, or Calendula officinalis, lights up our winters with its bright yellow and orange daisy flowers when everything …
BlogFloriade Comes to Kambah
Story and Photos: Shirley Bolton (Canberra Organic – Summer 2020) Canberrans are all garden lovers at heart. Who doesn’t love Canberra’s Floriade program, as we have known it for many …
BlogIs Sister Veronica COGS’ Oldest Gardener?
At 97, Sister Veronica still tends her plot at COGS Dickson Garden daily. If this beautiful article from Her Canberra (Georgia Curry) doesn’t leave you inspired, read it again!
BlogSaving seed from summer’s bounty
Story and Photos: Thea O’Loughlin (Canberra Organic – Spring 2020) If you were lucky enough to have vines survive the recent harsh summer, then chances are pumpkin soup has been …
Blog RecipeIn Praise of Silverbeet
Story: Gerry Jacobson (Canberra Organic – Spring 2018) “Eat yer vegies!” How the ancestral voices echo. Most of us call it ‘spinach’ but it’s really ‘silverbeet’, and it’s also known …
Blog RecipePumpkins Anyone?
Our first year at Betty Cornhill garden Story and Photo: Jo Kirwan (Canberra Organic – Spring 2019) Our first year at the Betty Cornhill community garden has been a very …
BlogGrowing Edamame (Soybeans)
Story and Photos: Tammy Hamers (Canberra Organic – Spring 2019) In a possible first for gardeners in the local area, I recently managed to raise edamame (soybeans) to their full …
BlogCommunity in Mitchell Garden
Two years ago, Gwen gave up her own veggie gardening and decided to help create a Donation Garden to provide vegetables for the Communities@Work pantry in Gungahlin.
BlogGorgeous Gourds
Gourgeous gourds (curcubita) By: Ange McNeilly (Canberra Organic – Spring 2019) Gourds belong to the plant family cucurbitaceae, along with pumpkin, squash, cucumber, watermelon and zucchini. Ornamental gourds range from …