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No outdoor adventure is fully prepared-for without a hat. Buying one from The Sydney Sock Project is a no-brainer because it’s a platform that supports Australian charitable causes. From a cute magpie cap that sends funds to wildlife rescue organisation WIRES, through to a bucket hat with a bin chicken (white ibis) which supports childhood literacy programs with Books in Homes Australia. Shade your head from the sun, look great, and send a little care to those who need it. Ask anyone – I love a picnic. Growing up in Melbourne picnics were kind of limited to summer and enjoyed with gusto. Now living in Sydney, picnics are pretty much a 10-months-a-year thing. I have a picnic rug tucked by my work desk just ready for the sun to pop…

Letter of the month Some Better Homes and Gardens articles stay with you long after you turn the page. For me, “The Language of Flowers” (Sep 2025) is one of them. The idea that every bloom carries its own meaning is something I return to time and again; choosing flowers not simply for their colour or beauty, but for the message they quietly convey. I find myself searching for the meaning behind flowers and curating bouquets that express what words sometimes cannot. A gathering of blooms can become a celebration, a remembrance, a gesture of love or simply a way of saying, “I’m thinking of you.” After my mother passed away, I planted daffodils in her memory. Each year, when their bright yellow faces emerge from the earth, it feels…

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ANDREA BLACK Travel writer When travel writer Andrea Black first boarded a cruise, she was hesitant. But now, after testing expedition, river and ocean vessels of all sizes, she believes there is a cruise match for everyone. In this issue she writes about cruises that take in natural wonders. See page 178. MEL LOGOZZO Gardener and author A self-taught gardener and suburban biodiversity advocate, Mel Logozzo encourages you to look at your everyday spaces differently, to make room for nature and create thriving ecosystems. She rounds up the many beneficial bugs that can help you get rid of garden pests on page 144. INGRID DEVLIN Therapeutic horticulture practitioner Ingrid Devlin is a registered nurse and therapeutic horticulture practitioner based in Buderim, on the Sunshine Coast. She uses gardening to reconnect…

TIM TAM AND SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE BAVARIAN Preparation time 35 mins plus overnight refrigeration Cooking time 20 mins Serves 16 365g packet Tim Tam biscuits 30g butter, melted, cooled SALTED CARAMEL FILLING 395g can sweetened condensed milk 2 tablespoons golden syrup 2 tablespoons brown sugar 60g butter, chopped 1 teaspoon sea-salt flakes CHOCOLATE MOUSSE 180g block milk chocolate, chopped 165g block dark chocolate, chopped 1 1/2 cups thickened cream 1 teaspoon powdered gelatine 1 tablespoon water TOPPING 600ml thickened cream 1 tablespoon icing sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract STEP 1 Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease an 18cm x 28cm slice pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 2cm above the edges of the pan. STEP 2 Reserve two Tim Tams in the freezer until ready…

Curiosity is a driving force for Natasha Morgan, a garden educator and BHG Creator Awards winner. She believes observing a garden and “joining the dots” is a superpower. Natasha trained as both an architect and landscape architect, and for six years worked on the iconic Australian Garden at Cranbourne Gardens, in Melbourne’s south-east. Then she and her family upped stakes to a 2ha country property, Oak and Monkey Puzzle, in Spargo Creek, 100km north-west of Melbourne. It became a hub for workshops on landscape architecture, garden design and collaboration. Four years ago, the family downsized to a 515 sq m corner block, called Little Cottage on a Hill, in Daylesford, where, partly thanks to Natasha’s generous verge garden beds, her reputation has grown. Find out more about Natasha’s approach and…

Clarify your vision Long before you start sketching lines or placing paths, imagine the kind of life you want to live in your garden. Consider your wish list, your vision, your emotional anchor. In my own practice, sometimes this begins with a Pinterest board, a folder of saved images, or a handmade mood board of magazine cuttings and written reflections. This is not to copy what others have done, but to get a sense of what draws me in, what moves me and what feels like home. Then come the words. I like to ask: • What do I want this garden to offer me? • How do I want to live here? • What do I want to gather, create, share or feel? • Who else will use this…

In autumn The garden’s energy softens in this season of harvest and reflection. • I watch how the light shifts – the golden hours stretch out sideways and shadows elongate. • I plant garlic (Allium sativum) some time between March and the winter solstice (late June). • I let the garden start to relax – less sowing, more gathering and more cutting back. • I observe what held through summer and what didn’t, to help shape what I’ll plant again. In winter This is my planning season. • I gather seed catalogues, sort my boxes, make lists and think about what I’ll propagate. • I let the soil rest, and I rest, too. It’s a calmer rhythm, with space to imagine and dream what’s next. • I leave all the…

I used to think radishes were a vegetable you had to acquire a taste for – until I saw my kids happily eating them straight out of the dirt. Their peppery flavour may be divisive, but their biggest strength is how quickly they grow. And I didn’t appreciate that until I started growing them from seed. Usually, when you grow vegetables from seed with kids they’ll spend weeks staring at the soil, impatiently asking when they’re ready to eat. Radishes, though, can go from seed to plate in just 3–4 weeks. Nor did I understand the crunch and gentle heat radishes add to a dish. They now find their way into some of my favourite salads, slaws and even tacos! The other surprise is how diverse they are. Pull up…