Sally Wilson
Sally Wilson is a writer, editor and photographer. She regularly contributes to The Planthunter.
Marianne North: Lady Painter
Art & DesignMarianne North was a trailblazing female artist who travelled the world painting plants in the 19th century.
Doing Time in the Gardens of Alcatraz
GardensPick the odd one out: General MacArthur roses, Al Capone, maximum security prison.
Janneke Luursema’s Indoor Garden Oasis
PeopleIt's a sin not to keep house plants! Just ask Amsterdam based photographer Janneke Luursema.
The Great American Desert
CultureWe tour some of America's great deserts with photographer, Claude Harvey.
DIY: Indoor Succulent Garden
How-ToCreate your own indoors succulent garden with our DIY guide!
20 Cheeky Questions: Haarkon
PeopleWe ask Haarkon founders, India and Magnus, our 20 Cheeky Questions!
Growing Friends and Plants
PeopleWe chat with Michael Hare, leader of the Growing Friends at Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens.
Nature Play at Royal Park: Australia’s best playground
GardensThe City of Melbourne's Nature Play Park is Australia's most distinguished playground.
Tree Wars: There’s a Battle On in the Suburbs
CultureA privet can start a war. Tomatoes can lead to murder.
Meet the Seed Mob
PeopleWe meet Paul Gorrie from Seed, Australia's first Indigenous youth climate network.
Produce to the People
HarvestWe talk with Produce to the People's inspiring founder, Penelope Dodd.
Bob Brown: “It’s not hard being Green”
PeopleThe incredible Bob Brown speaks to The Planthunter.
John Cage: The Mushroom Man
CultureJohn Cage was a composer, author and avid mushroom hunter.
The Great Indoors with Jason Chongue
GardensWe visit the plant-filled home of architect, Jason Chongue.
Man Candy: Rodney Dunn
PeopleRodney Dunn from the Agrarian Kitchen talks to us about food, plants, and life.
Mapplethorpe’s Flora
Art & Design, CultureWe take a look inside the epic book, Mapplethorpe Flora.
Man Candy: Matt Leacy
PeopleSydney landscape designer Matt Leacy takes our Man Candy survey.
Man Candy: Ken Done
PeopleColour, optimism and, well, KEN DONE!!!
Glenn Johnson & The South Pacific Greens
PeopleGlenn Johnson is the proud owner of 3,000 VIP-lants.
An Alphabet That’ll Make You Hungry
Art & DesignWe share excerpts from illustrator Charlotte Day's edible alphabet.
The Half-life of Plants
Botanica, CultureIn 'The Chernobyl Herbarium' an artist and author reflect on nuclear disaster, 30 years after the event.
20 Cheeky Questions with Lucila Dominguez
PeopleWe ask Argentinian mural artist Lucila Dominguez 20 Cheeky Questions!
Across the International Date Line
Art & DesignKatherine Lu photographs the small island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.
Steve Axford’s Kingdom of Fungi
PeopleSteve Axford gives us a privileged glimpse into the mysterious kingdom of fungi.
Masienda in the house: Bringing landrace corn to NYC (and beyond)
CultureJorge Gaviria is a modern day plant hunter.
Eating Habits with Matt Skinner
PeopleAvocados, Brussels sprouts and family dinners are a few of the things that make wine expert Matt Skinner tick!
Eating Habits with Camilla Clark
PeopleCamilla Clark of Bakewell & Co. makes key lime pies and loves to read cookbooks in bed. What a woman!
Eating Habits with Jad Choucair
PeopleJad Choucair from Melbourne's Mankoushe restaurant shares with us his eating habits!
Eating Habits with Raph Rashid
PeopleWe chat to Raph Rashid of Beatbox Kitchen and All Day Donuts about the king of all topics, eating habits!
The Great Cosmic Lotus Dream
CultureThe Universe is one "great cosmic lotus dream" and we're living right inside it.
Book Review: The Baron in the Trees
CultureThis month's book review is 'The Baron in the Trees' by Italo Calvino.
20 Cheeky Questions: Dr Alan Duffy
PeopleWe talk to astronomer Dr Alan Duffy about plants in space and other cosmic subjects!
Your Future Is Written In The Trees
Art & DesignArtist Caitlin Franzmann has mapped out your destiny in her 'Tree-telling' divination cards!
When Bread Met Honey
Art & DesignGet your fingers sticky with the Bread + Honey exhibition, on show at Hotel Hotel from 6 February!
Protea Peepshow
BotanicaEmma Perry's photo series reveals the sexy side of proteas!
Wonderplants!
Art & DesignSarah Illenberger's Wonderplants are just normal plants... with superhero alter egos!
Workshop Alert! Natural Dyeing with Belinda Evans
How-ToTake a natural dye workshop with Belinda Evans this month!
Sian Zeng’s Wallflowers
PeopleStep into the tropics with the living, breathing wallpaper designs of London-based artist, Sian Zeng.
Big Trees: The Aire Valley Redwoods
BotanicaWalk with us through a towering redwood grove in the Aire Valley, Victoria.
Renting and Gardening: Should You Commit?
CultureShould you make a garden in a rental property? Of course you should. Here's why.
Sophie Hansen’s Maple and Orange Granola Recipe
HarvestMake your own granola with this nourishing and aromatic recipe from Sophie Hansen of Local Is Lovely.
20 Cheeky Questions: Tom Blachford
PeoplePhotographer Tom Blachford will change the way you see the world.
NYC’s Park in the Sky
Art & Design, CultureHow NYC's derelict freight line became a wilderness in the sky.
Misha Hollenbach Attack
PeopleMisha Hollenbach of fashion team P.A.M. attacks ikebana and wallpaper with art.
Ellis Rowan: Plant Hunter
CultureA radical Australian plant hunter who broke all the rules.
Rousseau in the Jungle
Art & Design, CultureHenri Rousseau painted exotic jungles, but he was really the ultimate city dweller.
Divine Detail: Mali Moir
PeopleWe love botanical artist Mali Moir's eye for detail.
Oh, van Gogh!
Art & Design, CultureVincent van Gogh painted sunflowers, olive orchards and lemons – and he's up next in our artist series.
Camille Pissarro: The Impressionist Gardener
Art & Design, CultureWe're exploring artists who depict nature this month - first up is Camille Pissarro.
Zio Baritaux’s Strange Plants
PeopleAn interview with the woman behind the Strange Plants books.
20 Cheeky Questions: Marc Martin
PeopleWe enter the lush illustrated world of Melbourne artist Marc Martin to ask 20 Cheeky Questions.
Michelle Crawford’s Pavlova: An Interview With Dessert
HarvestA brown sugar pavlova recipe, and a musing on the importance of rituals in our daily life.
Sorry, I Love You: The Ritual of Giving Flowers
CultureA visit to Flowers Vasette in Melbourne, and an exploration of the ritual of giving flowers.
Oliver Sacks: Fern Crazy
Botanica, CultureAs well as a regarded neurologist and author, Oliver Sacks was a mad fern lover!
Dr John Wamsley: The Bush Gardener
PeopleSally Wilson has a five hour morning tea with a legend of Australian environmentalism.
Lotusland: California Dreamin’
GardensTake a trip to Lotusland - A Californian garden built on desire.
Objects of Desire: Salmiana, Mexico
PeopleAn interview with plant obsessed creative Juliana de Lasse of Salmiana, Mexico City.
The Valley of the Cirios
CultureA journey through a valley of very strange plants in Mexico.
The Surreal Gardener: Edward James & Las Pozas (Part 2)
GardensPart 2 of Sally Wilson's visit to a surrealist dreamland in the middle of the Mexican jungle.
The Surreal Gardener: Edward James & the Making of Las Pozas
GardensA visit to a surrealist garden in the heart of Mexican jungle. Part 1!
Interview: Raquel Trejo of Margarite & Rosa
PeopleRaquel Trejo is a biodynamic farmer, natural dyer, and maker of kids clothes adults want to wear.
Scent Survey: Blair Richardson
PeopleBlair Richardson, graphic designer and founder of Little Mule Studio, takes our scent survey.
The Lavender Project
Botanica, HarvestSally Wilson visits a lavender farm in the heart of cactus country.
Scent Survey: Daniella Germain
PeopleDaniella Germain, artist and author of cookbook My Abuela's Table, takes our Scent Survey.
Scent Survey: Maggie Beer
PeopleAustralian national treasure Maggie Beer takes our Scent Survey!
Scent Survey: Jynne Dilling Martin
PeopleAssociate Publisher of Riverhead Books and poet Jynne Dilling Martin takes our Scent Survey.
Scent Survey: Andrew Marks
PeopleWine and gin maker Andrew Marks takes our Scent Survey.
Scent Survey: Lacey Pipkin
PeopleWriter, amateur gardener, and former production co-ordinator for Jack White, Lacey Pipkin takes our Scent Survey.
Scent Survey: Jane Matthews of Swensk
PeopleJane Matthews, co-founder of Melbourne slow fashion brand Swensk takes our Scent Survey
The Titan Arum: Blooming Psychedelic
BotanicaThe titan arum is the largest and stinkiest flower in the world!
Scent Survey: Matt Dilling
PeopleMatt Dilling is the founder of Brooklyn based Lite Brite Neon; producing neon bling for brands like Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney and more. He's also a beekeeper and gardener, and was kind enough to complete our Scent Survey. What a guy!
Scent Survey: Professor Tim Entwisle
PeopleDirector and Chief Executive of the Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens, Professor Tim Entwisle, completes our scent survey.
Luis Barragán’s Universal Garden
Art & Design, GardensSally Wilson visits the garden of famed Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragán.
Snap, Crackle, Pop & Scott
PeopleAn interview with Poppy Lane, of Pop & Scott about designing for plants.
In the Zen Garden
GardensSally Wilson visits renowned Mexican architect Diego Villaseñor's garden retreat in the heart of Mexico city.
Marigolds & the Mexican Day of the Dead
Botanica, CultureA beautiful story by Sally Wilson about memory, marigolds, and the Mexican Day of the Dead.
My Mum’s Garden is a Bee Hotel
BotanicaA wonderful story by Sally Wilson on her mum's passion for the blue banded bee.
Money Grows on Trees in Mexico!
CultureIn Mexico City money grows on a great number of trees. They’re not scarce and most homes…
Sex, Plants and Frida Kahlo
CultureThe Mexican artist Frida Kahlo kept almighty gardens. She painted furiously, slept with many, and loved like a one-eyed tornado. Sally Wilson explores the passion of the first lady of flower crowns. A brilliant read!