Put a Ring on It
Poor soil? No space for a garden? Raised weathered steel planters are the perfect solution. How do you…
Urban Jungle
How to grow a fruit and vegetable food forest on an average suburban block. Words & photos Jana…
Life of Plants: What you need to know to create a planting profile for your garden (video)
Anybody can jot down a list of plants, but not everybody knows what those plants need to flourish. Chris Slaughter explains what you need for the perfect planting profile.
How to grow Ginkgo Biloba
Few plants can claim to improve your memory, help prevent Alzheimer's disease and live for a millenium, but as we discover, there is more to Ginkgo Biloba than meets the eye
Winter-flowering plants: add colour to your garden
Add visual warmth and brightness to your garden with winter-flowering plants - we'll show you how, even as winter creeps into your outdoor space.
Your February Garden Calendar
Don’t waste the bounty of late summer in February. What can’t be eaten fresh can be preserved, dried or frozen to enjoy over the cooler months ahead.
Put a Ring on It
Poor soil? No space for a garden? Raised weathered steel planters are the perfect solution. How do you…
Old-timey vine
Pumpkin was probably the earliest domesticated vegetable and these heirloom heroes are the pick of the patch Words…
Apple Blossom Time
Crabapples in flower are compact, highly decorative and low maintenance — and some are even edible. Words Jennifer…
Time to Plant the Green Nut: Pistachios
Originating in Persia and grown commercially in Australia since the 1980s, pistachios take a few years to crop…
Clever Crop: Rose hips are red
The tiny fruits that grow under the rose petals and contain the seeds also make tea rich in…
Prairie flower
If you only know echinacea as a herbal preparation you might be unprepared for how beautiful a plant…
The Citrusiest of the Citrus
Nothing beats the bracing tang and gorgeous scent of a homegrown lemon tree. Words Chloe Thomson If life…
Pick of the Patch
This time of year, sprawling, prolific pumpkin vines can be the autumnal gift that keeps on giving. Words…
Gold rush
Autumn’s red and yellow harvest of fallen leaves, once broken down, is a gratis bonanza of mulch and…
How Crops Ripen
Fruits are either climacteric, which continue to ripen post-harvest, or non-climacteric, which ripen only on the plant —…