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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STAY IN TOUCH

IN THE SHELF PLANTS • This month’s pick of the bunch for garden lovers nationwide

ON THE SHELF BOOKS

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WHAT'S ON IN JUNE • Your guide to garden shows and events around the country this month

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winter charm • Japanese flowering quince is a valuable shrub that brings blossom to gardens in midwinter when it’s often in short supply, writes SOPHIE THOMSON

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NAMED SELECTIONS

All hail KALE! • You often see them in public spaces – rows of colourful, leafy rosettes so beautiful that they look like flowers. STEVE FALCIONI explores the possibilities of ornamental kale

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SPHERE delight • Hailing from the horticultural hotspot of south-west Australia, pincushion hakeas are widely admired for their gorgeous spherical flowers, blue-green foliage and decorative seed pods, writes AB BISHOP

meet the gardener PETE SACHS • A Sydney gardener makes room for his passion for bonsai, balancing it with a beautiful but practical space that works for the whole family, writes KIRSTEN COLVIN

PETE’S TIPS FOR A PERFECT LAWN

FIRST AID for your HOUSE PLANTS • If your favourite indoor plants are looking the worse for wear, these tips should remedy the situation, says JENNIFER STACKHOUSE

THE seasonal pot • For a kaleidoscope of colour that will take you happily from midwinter through to spring, look no further than osteospermum, commonly known as African daisies

PLANT UP A POT OF DAISIES

CARE FOR YOUR POT

the potted ORCHARD • You don’t need a big garden to grow fruit. Apples, peaches and more can be cultivated successfully in containers. JOSH BYRNE explains how

RE-POTTING YOUR TREE

Cover all bases • Hobbyist Michelle Campbell is always looking out for ways to re-use her garden waste. Here, spent palm fronds get a new lease of life as a pot cover-up

the gardeners bucket list • This Brazilian landscape architect’s avant-garde use of texture and abstract form had a significant impact on 20th-century garden design

WHILE YOU ARE THERE

LEAF thief • Need more leaves for your compost or mulch? Beg, borrow or ‘sneak’ them, writes JACKIE FRENCH

PUTTING LEAVES TO WORK

JUNE a month in the GARDEN • More than 50 jobs to do in your action planner

IN THE PATCH • Horticultural editor and devoted food grower PHIL DUDMAN shows you what to plant, pick and tend in the edible garden this month

plants with BITE • If you like a bit of heat in your food, harvesting your own spicy plants is a treat. TINO CARNEVALE grows three of the best

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helping HAND • Tips for tackling this month’s problems

TOO WELL FED

GARDEN GUESTS & PESTS • Noisy miners are aggressive birds that are thriving in urban areas with reduced vegetation, writes LEONARD CRONIN

very hungry caterpillar • The cactus moth that wiped out Australia’s prickly pear infestation could do the same to your cacti, says MARTYN ROBINSON

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A NATURAL LOOK

I love my SHED • This month’s sheds have been built with love, using clever ideas to create features that work beautifully in each...