The last few newsletters have been all about the fires and smoke and drought. We were sure this one would be a bit more sedate, all about the joys of gardening and getting out in nature in gentle autumn weather as a way to heal from a torrid summer. Little did we know the whole […]

Last minute reminder for Tasmanian people and visitors…… Koonya Garlic Festival is on Saturday, 29 February 2020. Lots of fun for everyone. Except vampires, they’re not going to like it much. For more information, visit the festival website at koonyagarlicfestival.org. Workshop at Macquarie Point – insects On Saturday the 7th of March 2020 Angus will […]

In the last newsletter, we had little idea of just what challenges lay ahead. With the country facing such dire threats from fire, our thoughts are with everyone affected. And we are in awe at the efforts of all the volunteers who have worked so hard and continue to do so, this country owes them […]

Hi everyone, my name is Emma, I’m Angus’s daughter and I’ve recently joined the Gardening With Angus team. I’ll be writing the newsletter this month with tips for gardening in drought, updates on deep planting experiments from the farm in Tasmania, as well as some botanical gift ideas and a bush food recipe for the […]

We are near the end of spring, but we’ve had plenty of summer-like weather. And with it has come some very challenging conditions. This has taken a toll on the environment, gardens and farms, and looks like continuing to do so for a while yet. It can feel overwhelming at how large some of the […]

Spring is in full swing, it is such an inspiring time to get out in the garden and also out and about in nature, though not so great for all the drought affected people at the moment – hoping there will be good steady rains for them soon. Bush walking and gardening are some of […]

I had a fantastic time speaking at Bess Flowers in Paddington a few weeks ago, surrounded by stunning native flowers and great company! I spoke about growing natives in urban settings, as Bess had a lot of customers who had asked about growing Australian plants in their gardens. To finish up, we did a demonstration […]

Deep (Long Stem) Planting In Action This month, I want to show you what I think are some inspiring ways to mitigate climate change, whilst also growing beautiful native plants. With the planet in a more critical state than ever, planting trees and shrubs is a fantastically simple way to stabilise soils, store carbon, provide […]

The Worm Lab Onion Experiment My informal composting and worm lab has been a busy place these past few months! During the month of June, I put onion to the test in a few of my worm farms to try to bust the myth that worms hate onion in a more graphic way for those […]

Mad About Dirt: What a fun weekend event this was, starting at Narara Valley high school on the Central Coast NSW and then heading to Narara Eco Village for the afternoon session and a more in depth session on Sunday. The weekend was dedicated to dirt and learning more about this amazing substance that we […]