Garden Beds

What Australian chefs grow in their gardens

In restaurants today, green is the new black, and kitchen gardens bring greater bragging-rights than kitchen kit. Here, some of our top gardener-chefs share their thoughts on good things to plant at home to spice up your menus in the year to come.

Now to love|Apr 09, 2017

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  • September

    This month, Stephanie Alexander cuts back the capsicum bushes and cooks the cumquats down to jam.

    Now to love|Aug 19, 2013

  • August

    In Stephanie Alexander’s winter garden the oakleaf is self-seeding, the rhubarb thriving, broad beans are flowering and the cumquats are ripe for the marmalade pot.

    Now to love|Jul 17, 2013

  • July

    Stephanie Alexander braves the chilly winds to tend her herbs and admire the camellias’ generous blooms.

    Now to love|Jun 19, 2013

  • June

    As the days become short and the evenings turn cold, Stephanie Alexander monitors the progress of the brassicas and prepares to plant garlic.

    Now to love|May 31, 2013

  • May

    Stephanie Alexander’s garden has kept her busy this month – shelling almonds, picking climbing beans and competing with possums for her Jonathan apples.

    Now to love|Apr 12, 2013