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

ON THE SHELF BOOKS

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ON THE SHELF PRODUCTS

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

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tutti frutti • Beyond the classic creamy frangipani are exciting new varieties to send your senses into overdrive, says ELIZABETH SWANE

plants for your climate

HYBRID CHOICES

PROBLEM SOLVER

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TOUGH TIMES ...and loving it! • Keeping a garden thriving through dry summers and frosty winters can be quite a challenge, says SOPHIE THOMSON, who shares 10 of her favourite plants for a Mediterranean climate

where to BUY • These plants are all readily available at garden centres and nurseries in southern Australia, and from mail-order specialists including the following:

BEAUTY in bloom • Weigela is reliable, pretty and easy to grow, so don’t let its strange name put you off a garden classic, says JENNIFER STACKHOUSE

Whats in a name?

COLOURFUL selection

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completely hooked • Dyckias are the spiky unknowns of the bromeliad family and deserve greater prominence, says self-confessed plant addict STEVE FALCIONI

industrial evolution • Tree changers have taken the bold step of embedding an industrial and recycled vibe from the city into a rural setting

5 top features • Michael McCoy shares what he loves about this garden

the WATER SERIES PART 3 DRINKS are on me! • Water scarcity doesn’t just affect humans. Make all visitors to your garden welcome with some well-placed watering holes, and enjoy the benefits that come from a richer ecosystem, writes LEONARD CRONIN

RULES for IN-GROUND PONDS

SEED versus SEEDLING • Do good gardeners only grow plants from seed? Is it cheating to use seedlings that you’ve bought at the nursery, or just good sense? Here’s how to know when to choose seed, and when to go straight to a seedling

the pros & cons of each • Most gardeners grow from both seed and seedlings, choosing the best option for each plant and season. Here are some factors to consider.

FACT or FICTION? • In an age of information overload, it can be hard sometimes to know if you’re standing in a garden of enlightenment or a jungle of half truths. Does moon planting really work? Is it bad to sleep with plants in the room? TIM ENTWISLE unpicks the science behind five common – and sometimes strongly held – gardening beliefs

the gardener's bucket list • The ambitious restoration of a derelict farm near Edinburgh has resulted in an elegant contemporary garden that combines classical design with a touch of whimsy

WHILE YOU ARE THERE

the garden upstairs • Gardens don’t have to grow in the ground, says JACKIE FRENCH, and in fact, it can be simpler when they don’t!

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

INSTORE • Information from some of our advertisers about their products

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

PRESSED for success • Grow them for oil or for their fruit or just because they’re gorgeous and tough plants. TINO CARNEVALE shares his expert growing tips for that Mediterranean staple, the olive

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