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

August • News and happenings for gardeners and nature lovers

PLANTS • A winning lily and feathery grass to plant now for a summer display, plus two blushing winter bloomers

BOOKS

dream weaver • Fifteen years after installing the meadow-style plantings at Stone Hill, in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges, designer MICHAEL McCOY shares his reflections on the transformation of this light-suffused landscape

TOTAL immersion • From its produce-filled vegie patch to its perennial beds full of flowers and family favourites, this Tasmanian garden is a place of whimsy and wild abundance

star performers • With a huge range of Aussie native plants to choose from, which ones are the standout achievers? Here, ANGUS STEWART profiles 20 top native cultivars (and lists 60+ more!) that never fail to impress

orchid essentials • Striking, colourful and extraordinarily diverse, orchids have a reputation for being tricky to grow. STEVE FALCIONI presents the main types – and easy ways to cultivate them

PLANT doctor • Many plants can look a little sad as they struggle to make it through to the end of winter. JUDY HORTON provides solutions to some common problems at this time of year, so you can return your garden to splendour

ode to trees • Trees bring shade, beauty and a sense of permanence to a garden. AB BISHOP explores what makes a great garden tree

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…

LIVING THE gourd life • It started with a few seeds, but what this couple have cultivated goes well beyond the garden – growing food, resilience and joy along the way

zest for success • Growing and harvesting citrus fruit is one of gardening’s simple pleasures. Here, MARCELLE NANKERVIS answers common questions about keeping citrus trees healthy

around the GLOBE • Left unharvested, globe artichoke buds open to reveal clusters of vibrant purple pollinator-attracting flowers – if you can bear to share, writes PHIL DUDMAN

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

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

MAILBOX

PLANT PUZZLER • Solve the crossword, unscramble the coloured letters to find the hidden word – and you could win a Stanley Earth Auger!

TV • The Gardening Australia team is busy filming a new season of inspirational stories. We can’t wait to share them with you when we return to air.

RADIO • Tune into your local ABC radio for gardening advice from the experts. See times below. For more details about coverage in your area, phone 139 994 or visit reception.abc.net.au.

my garden path • Horticulturist, author, broadcaster and long-time contributor to this magazine PHIL DUDMAN shares his enduring passion for productive gardening