Dilapidation and delight:An 1880s dairy turned award-winning garden

Dilapidation and delight:An 1880s dairy turned award-winning garden

Even those with small city spaces can glean ideas from this sprawling country estate.

  • byMegan Backhouse

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When cricketers are all out of love
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When cricketers are all out of love

Blame it on a dodgy hammy.

Tomatoes at stake
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Tomatoes at stake

Gardener’s delight or big beef?

If you want homegrown vegies this summer,it’s time to get gardening

If you want homegrown vegies this summer,it’s time to get gardening

Cultivating a bountiful and unique summer harvest can be easier than you think.

  • byMegan Backhouse
The 100-year-old village where gardens are a point of connection

The 100-year-old village where gardens are a point of connection

As cities grow and the housing crisis deepens,looking to the past can remind us of design lessons worth repeating.

  • byMegan Backhouse
How to create a native garden that birds and people will love

How to create a native garden that birds and people will love

Even if your outdoor area is small – or confined to a balcony – it’s possible to design a space that’s welcoming to pollinators and passersby.

  • byMegan Backhouse
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Put a spring in your step:Nifty gardening ideas

Put a spring in your step:Nifty gardening ideas

Handy tools for that horticultural hero in your life.

  • byFrances Mocnik
Our favourite tree turned out to be my ‘worst garden nightmare’. We had to get rid of it
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Our favourite tree turned out to be my ‘worst garden nightmare’. We had to get rid of it

It was already 20 metres and the tree would keep growing like nobody’s business,sucking up other plants’ sunlight,water and nutrients. We called in the arborists.

  • byKate Halfpenny
Why early spring flowers should be on every gardener’s wish list

Why early spring flowers should be on every gardener’s wish list

They might be fleeting,but they add beauty and biodiversity.

  • byMegan Backhouse
Why the last frost of the season is important for your garden

Why the last frost of the season is important for your garden

Your final frost of the season might be yet to come. Here’s how to make the most of this key milestone.

  • byMegan Backhouse
Nice to eat you:How to fill your garden with edible delights

Nice to eat you:How to fill your garden with edible delights

Growing edible plants is like making new friends,according to the author of this new gardening book.

  • byMegan Backhouse