Ponsonby News
I'm the new garden writer for the Ponsonby News.
It comes out on the first Friday of each month.
Mostly writing about edibles that I grow in our community gardens.
Posted: Monday 28 November 2011
The 100 Mile Diet Experiment
I volunteered to participate in 'The 100 Mile Diet' with a small group of kiwis.
A challenging quest!!!
'Nourish' magazine published our outcomne in Issue no 4, Winter 2011
Posted: Tuesday 31 May 2011
Manawatu Garden Festival, April 2011
Feilding hosts the Manawatu Garden Festival. Both Floral Design and How to Grow Microgreens were the subjects of four workshops by Fionna at their great indoor venue, the Manfield Stadium on May 7th and 8th, 2011...
Posted: Sunday 8 May 2011
Auckland Writers Read-In to raise funds for Christchurch
The New Zealand Society of Authors in conjunction with Auckland Libraries organised a Writers' Read In at 32 libraries throughout the greater Auckland area on Friday, 25th March. Over 170 authors gave of their time to read from their works to raise funds for earthquake stricken Christchurch.
The Grey Lynn Library had some creative fund-raising ideas!
Posted: Thursday 24 March 2011
Hollard Gardens, Microgreen Demonstration, Taranaki Garden Festival, 2010
Microgreens at Hollard Gardens
The Taranaki Garden Festival Microgreens talk was a great success. 100 people arrived at the lovely Hollard Gardens at Kaponga. Seated outdoors, the sun shone, the questions flowed, samples were devoured and books sold out!...
Posted: Sunday 14 November 2010
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Posted: Monday 29 November 2010
Taranaki Rhododendron and Garden Festival 2010
The Taranaki Rhododendron & Garden Festival
Floral Fiesta was a hit in New Plymouth. As well as commercially provided tulips, anemones, ranunculas and peonies the heroes were divine branches of garden picked rhododendrons ... soft pink, loud pink, orange, cerise and more. Arranged in a classic urn they evoked the return of Constance Spry!...
Posted: Sunday 14 November 2010
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Posted: Sunday 28 November 2010
Dunedin Garden Festival, 2010
How to Grow Microgreens with Fionna Hill
Author and high-profile Floral Designer and stylist Fionna Hill has been growing and eating microgreens for a number of years.
Join Fionna for this talk as she shares her secrets on how to grow and use microgreens. Fionna thinks microgreens are best eaten raw but she will also talk about the recipes she has developed to use them in innovative ways.
Posted: Friday 5 November 2010
