Gardening Australia

Australia’s number one monthly gardening resource, ABC Gardening Australia magazine is packed with step-by-step advice and stunning design ideas from its popular team of experts. Whether you are a novice gardener or have a green thumb and years of experience, you’ll find the advice you need.

welcome

Gardening Australia

April • News and happenings for gardeners and nature lovers

PLANTS • Celebrate the jewel colours of autumn with these shrubs and trees

BOOKS

habitat matters • Tips for wildlife-friendly gardens and healthy ecosystems

sentimental sweeties • Do you ever feel nostalgic for the sweet annuals that used to bloom in your grandmother’s garden? Maybe it’s time to bring them back, writes STEVE FALCIONI

DEVIL in the detail • With its striking, bird-attracting flowers and deep green leaves, this versatile shrub has more angelic qualities than its name suggests, writes CHLOE FOSTER

magnificent MAPLES • Maples are beloved for plenty of reasons, but it’s their colourful autumn foliage that really wins us over, writes JENNIFER STACKHOUSE

ordered CHAOS • A deft mix of herbaceous perennials and swaying grasses has created a dynamic tapestry in this Melbourne garden

home-grown heroes • Although roses are native to the Northern Hemisphere, Australian-bred varieties have long captivated gardeners at home and abroad, writes STEVE FALCIONI

pearls of the pool • It sounds like a dream, but this garden of floating plants in rainbow colours is a very real obsession for this hardworking pair of water gardeners

HOT PROPERTY • Colourful and robust, perennial chillies are relatively easy to grow and beautiful to behold – just go easy on snacking on them straight from the vine, writes JACKIE FRENCH

rich pickings • When MILLIE ROSS installed a new chicken run, she needed a method for growing greens for her ‘girls’. Behold, her DIY greens grower, which provides a staged system of chicken pickings

olive branch • Drought tolerant and the source of a much-loved fruit, olive trees are a hardy addition to the garden, writes PHIL DUDMAN

sunny citrus • Now’s the time to show your citrus trees some love, so they’re happy, healthy and ready to produce lots of juicy fruit, writes PHIL DUDMAN

what I've learnt about... GROWING STRAWBERRIES • Who doesn’t love a bowl of home-grown strawberries? They can be grown in balcony gardens or sprawling vegie patches, and are delicious plucked straight from the plant or used in baking or preserves. PHIL DUDMAN shares his top tips for success

phytophthora root rot • The impact of this soil-borne fungus can be devastating to susceptible fruit trees, writes PHIL DUDMAN

a month in the GARDEN • more than 50 seasonal jobs to do

MAILBOX

PLANT PUZZLER • Ready for some plant-inspired sleuthing? Solve the crossword and unscramble the coloured letters to find the hidden word

YOURS FOR GARDENING

wild ideas • Have you ever thought of your garden as a slice of savannah, rainforest or bush? MICHAEL McCOY celebrates the wonders of garden ‘wilding’