Writer Profiles

Sarah O’Neil

// Blogger & Writer

SARAH O’NEIL is an award-winning blogger and professional gardening writer based in Waiuku. She is author of the bestselling gardening book The Good Life: Four Seasons in my Country Garden, branded by Yates and published by Harper Collins in 2013. Also author of Play in the Garden, published by New Holland Publishing, and rated by The Listener Magazine as one of the ‘top fifty children’s books of 2014’. Sarah is a regular gardening contributor for the NZ Herald, Yates Brand Ambassador, motivator and moderator of The Yates Vegie Growing Challenge, and has featured on various TV shows including Seven Sharp, Get Growing and Cook the Books. Sarah O’Neil has also written and recorded one minute inspirational spots for nationwide radio network Rhema. Sarah is a passionate home gardener, growing all the vegetables for the family on a rural lifestyle block.

Website: www.sarahthegardener.co.nz
Photo: Sarah O’Neil

    The Good Life

    THE GOOD LIFE: Four Seasons in my Country Garden. When Sarah and her young family moved from an urban metropolis to the rural backblocks, the first thing she did was to build a large garden. Being self-sufficient soon became a family affair. The Good Life is a funny and inspiring slice-of-life gardening book, looking at the ups and downs of gardening throughout the year. The book is full of practical gardening advice, as well as delicious recipes, interwoven with the story of Sarah′s transformation from city-slicker to country girl. The journey has not been without its bumps, but there was also a whole lot of fun and laughter along the way.

    Website: www.sarahthegardener.co.nz
    Writer: Sarah O’Neil

      Play In The Garden

      PLAY IN THE GARDEN: Fun Projects for Kids to Enjoy Outdoors. Kids don’t have the patience or the interest in having their own garden patch, they just want to have fun! Sarah O’Neil knows this well. Her series of clever outdoor projects will get kids outside throughout the growing season, having fun in the vegetable garden. While learning to grow vegetables is covered in the book, the focus is on various cool projects to make and do – with and without the help of grown-ups – and kids will discover at the end that they have learned a lot about gardening. There’s text and side-bars for kids and grown-ups. Beginning in the spring, they can get their hands dirty testing soil, fool the birds with stone strawberries, race Jack up the beanstalk, stir pots of stinky weed brew, grow plants for free, create a pirate map and find buried treasure, craft corn dolls, design their own stepping stones, and more.

      Website: www.sarahthegardener.co.nz
      Writer: Sarah O’Neil

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