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.

EDITOR’S LETTER

Gardening Australia

March • News and happenings for gardeners and nature lovers

PLANTS • Out now, new roses and heirloom vegies with a colourful history

BOOKS

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

frond memories • With their sculptural forms and vivid-green canopies, tree ferns are statement plants – deserving a key role in a shady setting, writes AB BISHOP

standing TALL • Known as the quintessential cottage plant, delphiniums add that all-important verticality to a display, writes STEVE FALCIONI

golden touch • The bright green and yellow of these native persoonia shrubs will create a visual impact in any landscape, writes ANGUS STEWART

SHIMMER & shine • Silver-foliaged plants are drought and heat tolerant and bring a cool elegance to the garden, writes STEPHEN RYAN

POT luck • Now’s the time to plant bulbs for spring-time blooms, and growing them in pots is an easy way to ensure bursts of cheery colour, writes AB BISHOP

PALM reader • This Melbourne gardener is challenging the notion that a luxuriant, palm-filled oasis can only succeed in the tropics

the apple that isn’t • It doesn’t look, taste or grow like an apple, but this African fruit could be one to add to the orchard, writes JACKIE FRENCH

TOUCHY SUBJECT • Is a gentle caress better than staking your plants? TIM ENTWISLE explores your plants’ sense of touch

a greener scene • These three plants are easy to propagate and grow, and could become the verdant ‘backbone’ of your potted plant collection, writes PHIL DUDMAN

HOME GROWN • Whether you have 15 minutes or an hour to spare, you can always put your time to good use in the productive garden. Check out these timed tasks...

good life • Hannah Moloney’s seasonal tips for the edible garden

layers of flavour • Onions add zing to dishes and are easy to grow once you know the right type for your area, writes PHIL DUDMAN

LIQUID assets • These aquatic edibles look good in the garden and are a great way to increase your range of delicious, leafy greens, writes DR KETAH SILVESTER

MARCH 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

TV • WE’RE BACK ON AIR soon !

radio

my garden path • JANE EDMANSON from ABC TV’s Gardening Australia shares highlights of her gardening journey