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.
LillyPilly Farm: Inside this productive organic garden
In Youngtown, on the outskirts of Launceston in northern Tasmania, husband-and-wife team Doris Rosenkranz and Chris Beaver have created a large, productive organic garden called LillyPilly Farm.
Your November Garden Calendar
It may be late spring on the calendar, but summer is looming as days warm and everything grows - and November is the perfect time to get out the hoses
The 15 minute garden-in-a-bag: DIY Project
This is a simple way to make a tiny herb or vegetable garden for yourself, or create a green and gorgeous gardening gift for someone who has limited space. This garden-in-a-bag will flourish for 12 months to two years.
3 garden must-do’s for June
The cool sunny days of June are a great time to begin projects and to plant dormant trees, shrubs…
8 ways to make your garden more sustainable
Looking for ways to make your garden more sustainable? Here’s a simple sustainability checklist to make sure your patch is up to scratch
Your August garden calendar
August is a changeable time of the year. In some areas, spring has already sprung. In other regions…
9 handy garden hints for July
Winter in Australia can be anything from cool to downright cold, but July always comes with things to…
Back to nature: a commercial farm’s change to sustainable
When conventional agriculture led to lower productivity and poor soil, this farming family made some simple, sustainable changes,…
Explore a garden aligned with ‘Earth’s natural systems’
This garden in the heart of Melbourne has gone from being merely decorative to an edible jewel in tune with Earth’s natural systems
Curry leaves: spice up your garden
Add some flavour to your dishes with curry leaves Murraya koenigii, better known as the curry leaf tree,…
“Hot Potato”: your complete growing guide
There’s hardly a crop more ubiquitous in our diets, and in our cooking, than the potato The part…