Herbs are the most wonderful plants if you want to have a sustainable garden since they contribute in so many useful ways. They’re easy to grow, they provide flowers, flavour our food, have medicinal properties and attract pollinating insects. Their only drawback, if it can be called a drawback, is that they tend to die back in winter and need trimming. But even then they are useful because they can be added to the compost heap.

Newbie Sustainable Gardener in COVID Times

Extra time at home spurred an SGA subscriber to become a newbie sustainable gardener by starting her own veggie garden.  Amy Esdaile tells us of her…

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Coriander

Coriandrum sativum For anyone who loves Asian, or Asian-inspired cooking, coriander is an absolute must have in your Yummy Yard! This fast growing…

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Is Your Tea Sustainable?

Tea has been a favorite beverage of many cultures for centuries. Drunk originally in China for medicinal purposes it is now mainly drunk to get a…

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Chamomile – a pretty and useful herb

After hours working in the garden it’s great to sit back and relax with a cup of tea. It’s even better if you have grown the tea yourself. One of my…

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Dandelion – a Common Australian Garden Resident

In Australia, and probably many other parts of the world, the common dandelion is easily recognised by its bright yellow flowers and fluffy seed…

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Chives

Allium schoenoprasum Prized for the delightful onion or garlic flavour of their leaves, chives are a member of the onion family native to Europe,…

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Growing Herbs, Vegetables & Flowering Annuals from Seed

Growing from seed is fun and rewarding as well as being very cost effective. You can access a much broader variety of plants than those that are…

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Marjoram and Oregano

Once prized for their antiseptic and medicinal properties, marjoram and oregano and now fairly common in Aussie kitchens and gardens and with good…

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Thyme

Tasty, good-looking, versatile and tough as boots, thyme has got to be one of the easiest culinary herbs around. Prized for its antiseptic qualities…

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Parsley

Parsley – okay, it can be a bit ubiquitous, turning up as a garnish on all manner of dishes, from salads to steaks and everything in between. But…

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Basil

Ocimum sp. Basil - surely one of the best known herbs in the world, and with good reason! It's tasty, it's attractive and it's dead easy to grow.…

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Culinary Herbs

Many culinary herbs are annual plants (or are treated as annuals in some regions), while others just keep on keeping on for years! The best of the…

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