Newsletter Archive

A new colour, longer length...spring is looking good from here!Image Bonnie Eleanor Hello everyone, I know many of you have been hanging out for a dress update...and I'm so sorry that it's taken me this long to find an opportunity to get around to doing...

Your memory would improve by 50% if you could quiet the chatter inside your head…Allan Parker OAM Hello everyone, I thought to take this opportunity of drawing your attention to an unusual kind of event for here; to let you know that in the future I just may drop...

Cherie in her fabulous Barossa kitchen…image Lean Timms Hello everyone, To welcome the early winter season, I'm really excited to invite you to A PLANT-BASED FARMHOUSE WORKSHOP with CHERIE HAUSLER on SUNDAY 02 JUNE. I realise we've enjoyed...

Conquer this once and for all with the Queen of Sourdough, Holly Davis (captured in this instance making sourdough foccacia!) Hello everyone, It occurs to me that from time to time, we're all inclined to attend a workshop as an utter newbie to the topic at hand -...

A veritable hive of activity... Hello everyone, I think you all know by now how I'm inclined to be impetuous: when it comes to a good and timely idea I simply cannot resist!  Prompted entirely by the kitchen garden itself which is simply humming along...

A glorious read...A Life in Garden Design, Paul Bangay Hello everyone, I am particularly excited to invite you to this very special event on WEDNESDAY 01 MAY for a CONVERSATION with PAUL BANGAY and...LUNCH by THE WHAT IF SOCIETY.  I'm sure...

Autumn bounty on the bench… Hello everyone, I just thought to pop in with a little event update on this Easter weekend (when I hope you're able to take the opportunity for a few quiet days to breathe and restore) as we mark the end of the first busy chapter of the...

Cook, poet, maker…Cade McConnell Hello everyone, I'm delighted to introduce CADE McCONNELL: cook, poet, maker, author...and to invite you to join us for a COOKING WORKSHOP, FEAST and POETRY on SUNDAY 14 APRIL.   I first came...

Just wait 'til you turn the pages of….Italian Coastal, by Amber Guinness Hello everyone, How very excited I am to invite you to an AFTERNOON and TWILIGHT SUPPER with AMBER GUINNESS author of ITALIAN COASTAL on SATURDAY 06 APRIL.  In...

A village feast awaits - a dazzling, gastronomic adventure through Lebanon with Sivine and Karima of Sunday Kitchen Hello everyone, How excited I am to invite you to join us for a Lebanese brunch in the garden on SUNDAY 03 MARCH: a morning of tasting and...

A happy sea of Echinacea, captured by Girl of My Garden…week one, Jan 2024. Hello everyone, And Happy New Year!  How I love the weather we've enjoyed here these last 'quiet' weeks...intermittent days of still and stifling heat with 'calm before the storm'...

Hydrangeas fill my heart at this time of year… Hello everyone, I'd intended to send a full end of year wrap, but how the last weeks, months...have raced to the finish line...bountiful...in people, produce, flowers and food...conversation, knowledge and energy....

Gossamer threads in the dawn field last weekend…I estimate the lavender will be ready to pick in a fortnight… Hello everyone, As the year winds down to its natural summer close, I have just one more delightful workshop to tempt you before downing...

It took me only 41 years to find a good purpose for the tureen…Soil to Table with The Land Gardeners! Hello everyone, My oh my what a whirlwind the spring has been so far! From Kitchen Gardening to Field of Flowers, Spring Perfumery and Art of...

Some playfulness that bobbed in the breeze as we lunched… Hello everyone, Before I launch in: please don't think I haven't taken pause and hesitated (in these days of harsh world and complex domestic affairs) to suggest the delightful concept outlined...

Of colour, perfume…and play… Hello everyone, Yes I know it's Sunday...and I promise not to make a habit of this! But I have some news to release that just can't wait...if I do, we might all miss the boat! It's almost a whole year since I...

Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Cortauld, are the Land Gardeners… Hello everyone I am truly excited to invite you to join THE LAND GARDENERS, Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Cortauld here on FRIDAY 03 NOVEMBER. Renowned the world over for their...

Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Cortauld, are the Land Gardeners… Hello everyone This is a very quick message to say... Please save the date... THE LAND GARDENERS are coming to visit! I can't wait to invite you to join Bridget and Henrietta here on FRIDAY...

Time to frock up... Hello everyone I think it's time to let the legs out of winter hibernation (although they might need a kiss of sunshine after being cooped up all winter long!). How I love to feel the swish of linen on bare legs after such a long stint in...

Rocket flower today, seed pod tomorrow…. Hello everyone How excited I am to invite you to a very timely workshop: SPRING in THE KITCHEN GARDEN on SATURDAY 09 SEPTEMBER. The air may be infused just now with blossom and the sweet scent of...