The Garden Guru - Phil Dudman http://phildudman.com phildudman.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:03:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2012 Ginger Flower and Food Festival Come and join me for a celebration of good gardening and cooking at the  2012 Ginger Flower and Food Festival at the Ginger Factory in Yandina on  Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Friday 27th and Saturday 28th January.

I’ll be sharing my lazy summer tips for saving time and energy in the garden, and conducting a number of tours of the beauitiful tropical gardens at the Ginger Factory. My Fab Foodie buddy Julie Ray will be joining me as we present the latest home harvest recipes from garden2kitchen. Julie will also go head-to-head in a cookoff with TV chef Dominique Rizzo from Ready Steady Cook. ABC TV’s Col Campbell will be sharing his gardening wisdom  too. So come along, we’ll have a ball!

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