Gardens have a way of surprising us sometimes with blooms we didn’t expect, sometimes with plants that pop up long after we thought they were gone. I’ve had moments where a plant I gave up on suddenly reappeared, stronger than ever. What’s the most unexpected surprise your garden has given you? A plant revival, a wildlife encounter, or maybe a volunteer seedling that made your day? Let’s share those stories and celebrate the magic of gardening together..

My name is John Mario I'm new here

4am I started researching grape pruning and sun up I started. 12 hours later and lots of jobs ticked off including lifting and potting up plants (before hubby used the brush cutter), pruning and tying up tomatoes (more to do), dehydrating herbs, harvesting and weeding. In venturing into our jungle of pepinos and grass left way too long, I found a lost bag of manure and an infestation of black scale. Those nasty things will be getting a shower of home made white oil to kill them. They have been an issue before and the amount of ants we have here doesn’t help. Lots of sunny days now in Melbourne, so the quicker I can get the weedy areas under control the better!

Not exactly what I thought mild yellow cayenne peppers would be like…

Tumeric growing in my food forest, lowest layer tier! These plants are in their second season. I haven't harvested yet as I want them to spread and fill this zone