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Just peachy
FREESTONE OR CLINGSTONE, WHITE FLESH OR YELLOW, THERE’S A PRUNUS PERSICA FOR EVERYONE
Waste No Water
Soil Moisture Retention Can Be Improved And A Garden Made More Efficient By Using Environmentally Safe Water-saving Soil Amendments And Products
The Writer's Plot
Ever Wondered What A Gardening Journalist’s Own Backyard Looks Like? We Talk To Jana Holmer To Find Out
Ravishing Radishes
These Spicy, Colourful Root Vegies Grow Fast And Can Be Eaten From Root To Tip, Leaves And All.
Great Balls Of Sweetness
There’s A Time And A Place To Enjoy These Fruits: All Year Round And All Over The World.
Break The Mould
Unenthusiastic About Not-so Fantastic Plastic? Here’s How To Avoid Using It In The Garden And Help Save The Planet
Backyard Reptile Park
Some Of The Most Welcome Garden Visitors Are Often Invisible — But You Can See Where They’ve Been By The Lack Of Insects
Walking On Sunshine
You’d Never Guess This Little Piece Of Paradise Is Tucked Away In Queensland’s Hectic Sunshine Coast Tourist Mecca
A Plum Assignment
No Wonder The Name Of This Juicy Stone Fruit, Loved Around The World, Is A Byword For All That’s Easy And Desirable
The Fertile Acre
One Couple Tells How A Bit Of Hard Work Turned Ordinary Soil Into A Productive Fruit And Vegetable Garden
The Headache Plant
TRADITIONALLY USED TO HELP PREVENT MIGRAINE AMONG OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS, FEVERFEW IS PRETTY IN THE GARDEN OR VASE
Bitter Sweet
THE GNARLY CITRON LOOKS LIKE A ROUGH FIRST DRAFT FOR A LEMON, BUT WHILE ITS FLESH IS TART, ITS PITH IS SURPRISINGLY SWEET
Things To Do In August
START PLANNING FOR LATE SPRING AND SUMMER HARVESTS NOW BY SOWING SEEDS!
Gardening On The Edge
STEEP AND SLOPING SITES ARE CHALLENGING, BUT WITH A LITTLE CAREFUL PLANNING THEY CAN BE TURNED INTO LUSH PATCHES OF BOTH ORNAMENTALS AND EDIBLES
Get The Soil To Do The Work
SOIL IS A COMPLEX LIVING ECOSYSTEM THAT KEEPS PLANTS ALIVE, HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE. WORK WITH IT FOR AMAZING RESULTS
Multi-talented Herb
FROM MAKING YOUR HANDS SMELL NICE TO SOOTHING A SORE THROAT OR PEPPING UP A SALAD, LOVAGE IS A VERY VERSATILE PLANT
Parasite Plant
ACTUALLY ONLY HEMI-PARASITIC, THIS COMMONLY SEEN BUT HARDLY NOTICED PLANT HAS MANY VIRTUES
Citric Shrub
LEMON VERBENA IS A DOUBLE THREAT, ADDING COLOUR AND FRAGRANCE TO THE GARDEN AND A CITRUSY ZEST TO FOOD
The Littlest Stone Fruit
SWEET OR SOUR, WILD OR ORNAMENTAL, CHERRIES COME IN MANY VARIETIES AND THEY TASTE AS GOOD AS THEY LOOK
One Wonderful Weed
THOUGH MANY PEOPLE REGARD THE NASTURTIUM AS A NUISANCE, ITS 80-ODD SPECIES ARE BOTH PRETTY AND PRETTY USEFUL
The Fruit With A Boot
NOTHING IN THE GARDEN BEATS THE TANGY HIT OF LEMON
Unfeathered Friends
NOT THE PRETTIEST CHOOK IN THE FLOCK, BUT THE NAKED NECK MAY ADAPT BEST TO HOTTER TEMPERATURES
Bitter Sweet Breakfast
A Hybrid Of Orange And Pomelo, Grapefruit Originated In Barbados, Which Makes It The Original Tropical Fruit
Dive Into Ducks
If You Want Hours Of Entertainment Along With Big, Tasty, Nutritious Eggs, Ducks Are Well Worth Considering
Some Like It Warm
You Don’t Need To Live In A Cool Climate To Grow Some Apple Or Stone Fruit Varieties. Here Are Our Low-chill Picks For Coastal, Warm Temperate, Subtropical And Some Tropical Zones
Long-Flowering Favourite
Of All The 3000-odd Cultivars And Hybrids Of Camellia, Sasanqua Has Long Been Popular In Australian Gardens
Getting In The Zone
The Elements In A Garden Design Can Be Located According To How Often We Need To Use Or Service Them, Which Makes For Efficient Use Of Energy
The Essential Veg
Probably The Most Used Vegetables, Onions And Other Alliums Are Worth Enjoying Straight From The Garden
Sparrow Grass
This Long-lived Perennial Needs Plenty Of Room In The Garden So You Can Spot The Emerging Shoots In Spring
Smooth And Sweet
If You Want To Grow Succulent, Juicy Blackberries, Thornless Is The Way To Go