HILLTOP HARVEST

A COUPLE CONTINUE THEIR FAMILIES’ GARDENING TRADITIONS WITH A PRODUCTIVE PATCH IN SUBTROPICAL QUEENSLAND

Words Claire Bickle

Some gardeners start their journey down the garden path early in life. Take Colin and Mary-Ann, whose property — Hilltop Farm in King Scrub, in Queensland’s Moreton Bay hinterland — comprises three acres of cow pasture and two acres of garden. Both grew up on farms. Mary-Ann’s grandmother was renowned for her homemade ice-cream and prize-winning jams and preserves. Her father also won many awards at the Brisbane Royal Show for his fruit, vegetables and flowers as well as his preserves. Mary-Ann won her first prize in the fruit and vegetable category at the age of three, while Colin was 11 when he won a week at Gatton College for best vegetable garden in the Cairns and Atherton district. Gardening comes naturally to kids, says Mary-Ann: “Children can garden before they can walk,…

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Good Organic Gardening (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue #13.3 - 2022

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