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Australians love a public holiday. Perhaps its a love of celebrating, of getting together with friends and enjoying a few quiet drinks and hearty food. The weekend when the barbecue gets cleaned for some serious cooking work and a few refreshments are stashed in the fridge. Australia Day is one such day of celebration and the weekend is one of the most popular in the country's calendar. However as the weather is usually warm and pleasant over the Australia Day weekend, it is not just great weather for celebrating but to get out in the garden and start planting some...

The last few weeks or so has seen an increase in steady, soaking rain in my part of Australia. This is the type of rain all gardeners love: the rain that soaks deep down and nourishes roots gasping for a drop of water. More importantly is the fact that at least some of the farmers suffering under drought conditions have received a little of these rains. Not enough of course and not widespread throughout drought-stricken regions but at least some relief may be at hand. The relief that gardeners and those that work the land feel at the arrival of...

As the autumn equinox passes us by, here Down Under its time to take stock of the garden, do some clearing out, set the beds and plan ahead. Who said autumn was a time for gardeners to relax? Luckily here at Evergreen Growers we understand that autumn, despite being the harbinger of cooler weather to come, is hardly the time of year to stop work in the garden. We understand you are still looking to take advantage of some remaining warmth to get in some plants for the next year. We have a range of plants available in the next...

Every once in a while, when the planets align favourably and we all have time off, my family and I head off to the Central West of NSW for a day trip. Only a few hours drive west from us, we've always tried to get away to visit the region as often as we can. This week, with school holidays for my youngest son and my oldest son with a day off work and my wife taking a day off, we headed westwards. Our twin destinations were Bathurst and then Orange. One of the first things I noticed as we...

The main topic of conversation throughout much of the country this week has been the heatwave. Whether chatting at barbecues, at pubs or coffee shops, in the office or bumping into folk in the street, the chat has been heatwaves, bushfires and when the cool change will arrive. Extreme heatwaves, such as those recently experienced in South Australia and Victoria,are of course, a time for implementing survival plans and looking out for elderly neighbours, relatives and friends. It's a time for getting the kids down to swimming pools and beaches and implementing bushfire survival plans if you live near the...