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How to manage pests in the garden | Mitigating slug, snail, aphid, white butterfly & bird damage

As the garden wakes up in spring, so do the pests that can harm your plants. Here's a guide for how to naturally manage pests in your garden.

Gardening Series, Guides

Maximising your garden | Springtime succession sowing, companion plants & vertical gardening

How to maximise your vegetable garden in the final month of spring for abundant summer harvesting...

Gardening Series, Guides

November gardening guide | Feeding, sowing & planting summer crops

Feeding, sowing & planting. What to do & plant in your garden in November.

Gardening Series, Guides

How to feed your soil & plants in spring | Liquid fertilisers & amendments

Spring is a great time to feed up your soil and plants. Organic matter feeds the soil, while liquid fertilisers feed the plants. Learn how...

Gardening Series, Guides

Planting out your summer seedlings | Labour weekend gardening

Labour Weekend means it's finally time (for most regions) to plant out your summer vegetables and flower seedlings. Here's how...

Gardening Series, Guides

A guide for spring disease prevention & management | What to do about powdery mildew, rust & black spot

The combination of rain and moisture, mixed with warmth and high humidity in spring is the ultimate recipe for fungal diseases. Find out how to prevent and manage fungal diseases through spring.

Vibrant wildflowers growing among tall grasses in a naturalistic garden landscape

Gardening Series, Guides

10 border plants to add to your garden this spring

A selection of reliable front-border plants to fill the gaps in your spring garden + what to pair them with.

Gardening Series, Guides

October gardening guide | Feeding, sowing & planting in your mid-spring garden

Feeding, sowing & planting in mid spring. What to do & plant in your garden in October.

Close-up of delicate pale pink cherry blossoms in bloom

Gardening Series, Guides

5 blossoming trees to add to your garden for spring

If planting trees is on your garden to-do list and you’re looking for the best blossomers, here is a selection of trees that will provide early season interest with their blossoms, as well as year-round interest.

Gardening Series, Guides

Sowing summer annual flowers & edible succession sowing | Spring gardening

You may be tempted to jump ahead and begin planting your flower seedlings. But it's important to know which ornamentals can be planted in the garden now, and which need to be withheld…

Gardening Series, Guides

The spring overview | Spring gardening guide

Feeding, sowing & planting. What to do & plant in your garden in spring.

People, Plants

Growing together: On Mel Adams’ pollination garden

How Mel Adams offers cover and shelter for not just honey bees and bumblebees, but other insects that benefit from a green, floral-filled, chemical-free garden space.

Gardening Series, Recipe

November harvest | Rhubarb & maple custard tart recipe

16 Nov | What to harvest, eat and plant this month. Plus, a new seasonal tart recipe from Steph Peirce of Local & Friday.

How-to

How to make a bug hotel

A step-by-step guide to making a bug hotel to help attract pollinators into your garden.

Guides, How-to, Plants

How to create a pollinator-friendly garden

No matter the size of the garden, every gardener can contribute to successful pollination by providing important food sources and habitats for pollinators.

How to presprout & transplant dahlia tubers

Guides, How-to

End-of-spring gardening guide | Step-by-step tips for essential spring garden tasks

End-of-spring gardening tips — How-to guides for direct sowing wildflower seeds, watering essentials for spring & summer, presprouting & transplanting dahlia tubers, dealing with slugs & snails, pruning & feeding citrus and taking cuttings of perennials. Written in partnership with Boring® Oat Milk.

How-to, Plants

How to propagate plants from cuttings in spring

A step-by-step guide to propagating plants from cuttings in spring

Guides, Plants

Filling gaps in your ornamental garden border with annuals | Spring gardening

A guide to using annuals to fill gaps in your ornamental garden borders. Plus, tips for buying annuals from a garden centre.

Steph Peirce - Almond Satay Noodle Salad

Gardening Series, Recipe

October harvest | Almond satay noodle salad + caramalised chilli cashews recipe

12 Oct | What to harvest, eat and plant this month. Plus, to celebrate October's harvest, we're sharing a seasonal salad recipe from Steph Peirce.

Plants

Spring flowering shrubs & perennials | What to plant for your spring garden

Discover a stunning selection of shrubs and perennials that will bring colour and fragrance to your spring garden.

Kai Feasts Christall Lowe Asparagus berry salad

Books, Recipe

Recipe | Asparagus with berry salsa

Christall Lowe shares her recipe for Asparagus with a gorgeous berry salsa. The perfect side dish.

Gardening Series, Recipe

September harvest | Golden cauliflower salad with red cabbage, curried cashews & garlic yoghurt recipe

To celebrate September's harvest, we've got a seasonal salad recipe from Steph Peirce of Local & Friday.

How-to, Plants

Dahlia propagation | How to grow dahlias from cuttings

A step-by-step by on propagating dahlias by taking cuttings in spring. A fantastic way to increase your precious tuber stock for free.

How-to, Plants

How and when to dig & divide dahlia tubers

Early spring is an ideal time to dig up and divide your dahlia tubers in preparation for the next growing season.

Guides, How-to

How to | Sow summer seeds in spring

Top tips for sowing summer crops in early spring.

Guides, How-to

How to | Direct sow carrots in spring

Carrots are a crop that can be tricky to germinate - so here are some key tips to help you prepare your spring garden.

Guides

Creating a spring planting plan | Vegetable & flowering annual garden planning

Tips for planning your spring plantings in your vegetable or annual flower garden.

Guides, How-to

Sowing summer veggies & protecting seedling transplants | End of winter gardening

Tips on sowing your summer vegetables and protecting seedling transplants at the end of winter and early spring.

How-to, Plants

Propagating plants: How to propagate perennials by division

Dividing perennials is an easy and cost-effective method of propagation. It’s also a key strategy for maintaining the health and vitality of your perennials.

Plants

11 Annuals for Spring: Colourful Blooming Flowers for Spring

As we leave the frost of winter behind, and breathe in the fresh, pollinated air of spring, adding some spring-flowering annuals will refresh your garden for this lively season ahead.

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