Heat and windy, sunny weather continue delaying sowing and planting summer crops.
Author: Jerry Coleby-Williams
Freelance curator, sustainable horticulturist, conservationist, writer.
"Sometimes, the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer."
208th Ferengi Law of Acquisition
In Production Today – December
Withering heat, windy, sunny weather continue to delay sowing and planting summer crops.
Prince of Wales’ Flower
Question: I’m new to gardening in Brisbane, and I want to grow prince of Wales’ flower. Reply: I reckon prince of Wales’ feathers is one of the most beautiful of tropical ornamental vegetables. It’s often planted at Roma Street Parkland as an ornamental during the warm seasons.
Memories of Mount Bromo, East Java
Favourite shots from my trip to Mt (Gunung) Bromo, East Java, 2010.
In Production Today – November
Food production is quickly changing since summer arrived two weeks early…
Dry soil after the storm
After the storms that hit Brisbane yesterday you might expect that I could give watering a rest for a while.
True Grit & Tough Love: gardening in Queensland’s Runcorn
Growth on sound foundations: Kyabra Community Garden, Queensland
In Production Today – October
In Brisbane, winter crops have finished flowering. Their seed is ripe and ready for harvest.
Acclimatisation, The Continuing Story
“With the right breeding and care, food plants have – so far – fed and sustained human civilisation”
An English Gardener Abroad
I received an interesting enquiry the other day…
Port Moresby: A Gritty City with Heart
Before leaving for a week’s trip, I read my Lonely Planet guide. It describes Port Moresby as a gritty city and advises tourists not to flaunt their wealth. I survived living in London’s seedy Surrey Docks (1984 – 85) and I work for our national broadcaster, so I consider myself to be (somewhat) street-wise and I’ve plenty…
Farewell, Friends
Basil and Mary died. Last weekend. The world is poorer without them, and I have a heavy heart. Where to start?
Jerry Coleby-Williams 