Better Homes and Gardens Australia

This issue is all about finding richness in your home and garden. You’ll notice we’ve jam-packed these pages with helpful and practical ideas to save money and grow your wealth. Garden lovers can rejoice with our tips on regrowing fruit and vegies from scraps and seeds (p16) and propagating a garden for free (p64)! Unleash the potential of your space while still being kind to your wallet. Discover our low-cost alternatives for expensive home features (p42) and craft classy touches in your home with velvet (p148). Step outside and make a courtyard space your new oasis with Charlie (p116), while keeping unwanted weeds and pests away with our DIY natural herbicides and pesticides (p160). There’s plenty of upcycling, such as our tips to reupholster a vintage chair (p52) or make…

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Letter of the month I uplifted an old brown stool for a face lift from your DIY page (BHG, Mar 25), adding a navy colour and a white strip. Love it! Thanks for the inspiration! – Pauline CONGRATULATIONS! We loved seeing your project in action. We hope you enjoy this extravagant Easter hamper from Haigh’s Chocolates. Zen time I look forward to going to my letterbox and sitting with a cup of tea with the next Better Homes and Gardens magazine. I read the informed magazine from cover to cover. It’s my zen time. – Lisa Fairy gardens I am always inspired by your Better Homes and Gardens magazine. I love trying out some of the suggestions to attract butterflies to my garden, bringing in fabulous splashes of colour and…

CHICKPEA AND ZUCCHINI FRITTERS Preparation time 5 mins Cooking time 10 mins Serves 4 (makes 12 fritters) 400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed 2 small zucchini, coarsely grated 1/2 red onion, finely sliced 1/4 bunch mint, leaves torn 1/2 cup self-raising flour 2 tsp curry powder 2 eggs 1/4 cup milk Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup Greek-style yoghurt 1/4 cup tahini Coriander leaves, to garnish STEP 1 Combine chickpeas, zucchini, onion and mint in a large bowl. Set aside. STEP 2 Sift flour and curry powder in a second large bowl. Add eggs and milk. Stir to combine. Add the batter to the chickpea mixture. Stir until smooth. Season. STEP 3 Heat oil in a large frying pan on…

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Tossing your capsicum seeds or carrot tops in the bin can mean throwing away a small fortune! Save those seeds and scraps and you can grow your own fruit and vegies to trim your future grocery bills. Instead of lugging home heavy bags of produce from the supermarket, you can experience the taste of freshly picked ingredients that haven’t clocked up food miles or done time in cold storage. Save your scraps Did you know these fruit and vegies can be regrown from parts of their original form? Most are pretty durable, although some may take longer to grow or perform with less success if they’re distant from their ideal growing season. LETTUCE Buy a lettuce with its roots still attached and plant in the soil. Remove leaves as you…