Garden Hints & Tips
Ants are Nature’s little scavengers. They dismantle all manner of seeds, insects and dead animals, taking them back to their nests as food. Without ants we would have much bigger weed and insect problems in our gardens. Ants are wonderful…. until they are not. When you cannot peg out
Cooks Column
When avocados first started appearing on menus and in the supermarkets, they were thought of as ‘yuppy’ food. You know: eating at cafО lunches while sipping your cappuccino. But, these days they appear on family shopping lists just as a staple. I have to admit that I’ve never really
History
Open Day at Dhurringile Estate on Saturday 8 February was a great success!
Past Issues
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Cooks Column
Here’s a back-to-school, healthy lunch idea; delicious served cold in the school lunch box, for a healthy alternative to the lunch box sandwich and they also freeze well. Ingredients 500g spinach cooked and drained well 200g crumbled feta 1/4 cup finely chopped dill or parsley 3 finely chopped
All About Wildlife
We are in the midst of a week of high temperatures here in Northern Victoria. The heat can be very difficult for our wild creatures, although when temperatures build up slowly they seem to cope a lot better. It’s sudden temperature fluctuations which can cause even more havoc. Yesterday’
Garden Hints & Tips
Summer is a good time to plan your garden. You may have a blank canvas to work with or just need a little rejuvenation of your existing garden. Either way a good plan is the perfect way to start so you have time to set up your space for Autumn
Past Issues
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Cooks Column
Once again we have come to the Christmas edition - and we thought we would repeat (yet again) that delicious no-cook brandy sauce that’s so good dolloped on your Christmas Pudding . . and in your Christmas coffee.
Garden Hints & Tips
One of the most polarizing garden things is the use of garden ornaments. Much comes down to personal taste and we do have the freedom to do whatever we want with our gardens (as long as it is legal). So, with people being so very different, so are the garden
Kids Corner
There are so many beautiful (and delicious) fruits in season at this time of year – in this bumper edition of the Waranga News we are taking a look at Fruit Salad ingredients. A blueberry is a berry; a very small fruit. It grows in a type of woody plant called
All About Wildlife
It’s hard to believe another year has rolled on by so quickly! It has been one with the obligatory mixture of highs and lows; we don’t expect anything else in the wildlife rescue world. Today has been a scorching hot day and is still 35 degrees Celsius outside