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.

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Gardening Australia

January • News and happenings for gardeners and nature lovers nationwide

PLANTS • A selection of new releases to add to your garden

BOOKS

Above & BEYOND • Climbers are the ultimate space savers in gardens, and can quickly transform a plain vertical surface into a living masterpiece, writes CLAIRE BICKLE

Touch of the TROPICS • This fast-growing rainforest tree will bring a verdant vibe to any garden, and their fragrant yellow flowers will light up the neighbourhood, writes AB BISHOP

sweet ALLURE • Displaying a diversity of shapes, sizes and colours, ‘variety’ could be melaleuca’s middle name, and there’s at least one to suit every garden, writes FAYE ARCARO

BLADES of glory • Ornamental grasses bring unique beauty and movement to our landscapes, writes MICHAEL McCOY, plus, they play a key role in increasing biodiversity

high & dry • The owners of this garden in South Australia gave up trying to control it long ago. Instead, they work with what nature delivers...

food for thought • For this community-minded pair, their bush food nursery is about much more than the plants – it’s a place where people of all cultures can connect and learn

into the FUTURE • Resilient and adaptable plants are the key to creating gardens that cope in times of drought and deluge, according to co-authors ANGUS STEWART and his daughter, EMMA STEWART, in their book, Futureproof Your Garden. In this preview, they share their favourite go-to plants for futureproofing

SCENTS & sensibility • Some perfumes in the garden have an instant calming and cooling effect, writes JACKIE FRENCH

SUMMER spruce-up • ’Tis the season for outdoor living and entertaining. So, how’s your garden looking? ROGER FOX offers 10 quick fixes to help put the ‘great’ into your great outdoors

IN THE PATCH • Whether you have 15 minutes or an hour to spare, you can still achieve good things in your productive garden. Here are a few suggestions… with PHIL DUDMAN

how to grow LYCHEES • Nothing beats the delectable bursts of flavour found in fresh, home-grown lychees, writes PHIL DUDMAN

cool ways with COMPOST • There are many more ways to make use of your homemade compost than simply digging it into the soil. PHIL DUDMAN shares five handy ideas

MYTH or FACT? • According to one school of thought, direct sowing seed is best. But that’s not always the case, says PHIL DUDMAN

on the FLY • Early detection and decisive action is the best defence against whitefly

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

MAILBOX

WIN1 of 5 GA PRIZE PACKS each valued at $66.80

YOURS FOR GARDENING

take a break! • Put the kettle on – it’s time to relax! Solve our puzzle to be in the running to win a Gardena AquaCount Water Meter

CUT & KEEP INDEX JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2022 • This and previous indexes are also available at gardeningaustralia.com.au

the big picture • Buying and collecting seeds is an act of hope and optimism – but sometimes a seed packet represents a dream that doesn’t quite match the reality, writes MICHAEL McCOY