If life gives Alex Elliott-Howery lemons, she salts and preserves them, or makes marmalade, or perhaps lemon cordial. One thing is for sure, nothing will go to waste.

Sunshine Coast Hinterland residents Betty and Terry Stokes have transformed a bare block of land into a perfect pocket of paradise

Margot and Andrew Perkins may live in the inner city, but above all else their hearts are firmly planted in the bush. Extensions and renovations created the house that would accommodate all their needs

Serial renovator Vanessa Goulmy took inspiration from the resourceful Depression era for the renovation of her inner-Brisbane Queenslander.

City and country folk from all over Queensland and New South Wales frocked up and attended the A Polocrosse Affair (APA) Black Tie Charity Ball at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

For this scion of the famous winemaking brown family, home is an 1860s residence tucked away behind the splendid and wonderful all saints winery.

The Jones family has built a successful business based on sustainable practices, top-notch local produce and consistency.

As the cooler weather take over we increase rich pickings on the fruit and our fashion fronts in the apple orchard.

Kristine Franklin says anybody can do what she has done to transform her outer Melbourne home into a design showcase. But not everyone has her eye for detail

Cherie Hausler lives between her South Australian base, her Sydney apartment and her business interests in Bangkok. but the Barossa Valley is her home and it’s there that she lives the bucolic dream and recharges her apparently inexhaustible batteries.

A Sydney couple divide their time between Sydney and their vineyard on the NSW south coast

The tyranny of distance holds real meaning for outback jeweller Jill Dyer, who lives hundreds of kilometres from the nearest gallery and art suppliers.

Stunning sea views and a house filled with natural light and bright spaces make a perfect setting for cheerful colours and design.

Savour the fragrant delights of this golden-orbed member of the pome family. Quinces complement both sweet and savoury foods. Buy quince when they are yellow and smooth.

Andrew and Maree King have built a very contemporary business on a traditional base in western Queensland.