Tammy Johnson

Written and edited by Tammy 27th October 2026 Jacaranda Season! When the World Turns Purple 💜 Tell me, you can't deny that there's something magical about a tree that spends much of the year minding its own business, then suddenly decides to put on the most spectacular floral display you could ever hope to image in spring! And that's exactly what the beautiful Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) does! Those gorgeous clouds of lavender-blue flowers, delicate fern-like foliage and the...

Ever stood in the fertiliser aisle staring at two products that both contain iron, copper and zinc… One says Sulphate. The other says Chelate. “Surely they’re the same thing right?” Well… yes and no... A sulphate is a bit like popping your parcel in the regular mail. It gets where it needs to go most of the time, but a chelate, on the other hand, is more like sending that same parcel by registered courier. It’s carefully wrapped, protected and escorted right to where it’s needed the most!

Surely I’m not the only one. Ok, hands up, date lovers, who’s ever been sitting there enjoying a handful of yummy, soft, chewy dates, then randomly thought… these are so good!… Where do dates come from?? I don’t remember ever seeing a date tree or date bush in anyone’s backyard recently, and that doesn’t sound right anyway. Surely not a date palm. Like, I know there are date palms, but surely those ‘things’ you see at the top of date palms in images aren’t what I’m eating right now? So I did w