Leigh-Anne Harber

Hello friend, and welcome to my blog. I hope you find something of value around here. My name is Leigh-Anne. I grow food and flowers on a farm in the hot Lowveld of South Africa. Everything you'll read on the blog is written from my experience and all of the photos come from my garden.

February 12, 2024

Making Compost at Home

There is an entire universe deep within compost. When I first got serious about making a vegetable garden, I, like most new gardeners, bought bags and bags of rich, black compost. The smell of the broken down organic matter, the
February 6, 2024

Homemade Cucumber Pickles

Having cucumber pickles on a shelf in the pantry is a huge convenience, and knowing how to make them yourself is a money-saving bonus. You can use these pickles on burgers, Cubanos, or boerewors rolls (is that sinning?), or you
October 29, 2023

Gardening on a Shoestring Budget

Every gardener has ambitious goals.  We want our gardens to be lush landscapes of abundance, whether the space we have is big or small. We want perennials that give us happy memories year after year. We want annuals that we
October 14, 2023

Growing Basil

There are few herbs that are as aromatic, as delicious and as versatile as the humble basil plant. Available in numerous varieties, useful for cooking and as a medicinal herb, and it is also a wonderfully beautiful addition to the

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