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Australian houses, from architectural masterpieces to suburban family homes, Victorian terraces, mid-century marvels, coastal shacks, city apartments, and everything in between.
Award-winning Australian architecture, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top architects.
Award-winning Australian interior design, inspiring homes, and interviews with Australia’s top designers.
In depth features on Australia’s most beautiful gardens and landscape design.
Studio visits with Australia’s most talented creatives, from artists to architects, ceramicists to stylists, furniture makers to lighting designers.
Studio visits with Australia’s top artists, and unmissable art exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and beyond.
Weekly recipes and meal ideas from our favourite cooks, authors and foodies.
Unique travel destinations, design-led accomodation and day trip ideas in Australia and New Zealand.
This week Jenny and I are super excited to welcome two very clever gentlemen to the Guest Blog - say hello to Matt and Fabian from The Little Veggie Patch Co!
The Little Veggie Patch Company is a Melbourne-based business that specialises in the design, installation and maintenance of domestic vegetable gardens. For Matt and Fabian, this isn't just a business, it is a passion... and it seems their enthusiasm is catching on! Since launching their little business in 2008 the company has won many fans - so many, in fact, that they released a book last year - and it's a bestseller! 'How to Grow Food in Small Spaces' is published by Macmillan and available in all good bookshops or online here!
This week on the Guest Blog we'll learn a few of Matt and Fabian's top vegetable growing tips - from creating a 'no dig' apple crate garden, to growing and harvesting beans and capsicums (they are planting now-ish), to making a scarecrow with your kids!
We also have 10 copies of the The Little Vegie Patch Co. book to giveaway, thanks to Macmillan! To be in the running, simply leave a comment on any of the Guest Blog posts betwee now and 10.00pm this Thursday! 10 winners will be selected at random and announced on Friday.
ALSO, we love this cute little video about the boys, made for the release of the book. Awwww. Can I be your friend fellas? You seem super fun. And handy!
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