Backyard and Outdoor Living

Welcome to the new-look Backyard, the magazine for those who don’t just dream of an amazing garden, they want to get out there and make it happen. If the backyard is where you gather with family and friends; if you want to do more in your backyard, be that build a garden bed or lay some paving; and if you want to get your kids involved too, Backyard is what you need. Backyard covers a wide range of topics for the consumer who is doing a complete makeover. Including but not limited to Planning a Garden, Makeover Ideas, Design Advice, Water Wise Gardening, Outdoor Lighting, Pool Design, Outdoor Furniture, Garden Art, Shade Solutions and Paving Options. Purchase includes the Digital Edition and News Service. Please stay in touch via our Facebook Page.

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Backyard

DON'T MISS A BEAT • Keep in touch and up to date

THE MAKERS • We all want to feel connected to nature and one of the best ways to bring the outside in is through indoor plants

Book Club • Expand your horizons

SNAPSHOT • A look at some inspiring backyards around Australia and the world

THE PLANT SAGE BEHIND The Plant Society • Jason Chongue is a veritable celebrity in the plant world — and taking a walk through his foliage-filled home, you can see why!

A POWERFUL passion for plants • Surrounding herself with calming houseplants ensures this green-thumbed apartment-dweller is all smiles

RACHEL’S TOP TIPS

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE • How to grow happy indoor and house plants

DO YOU HAVE INQUISITIVE PETS OR CHILDREN?

POTS OF DIFFERENCE

EAT, PLAY, LOVE • This urban oasis is filled with a diverse blend of productive plants and natives, a unique haven that continues to evolve

FUNKY WOODEN FEATURES BRING THIS SPACE TO LIFE • This Coogee property was given a new life with creative wooden solutions and an injection of tropical-inspired greenery, creating that holiday experience right in the backyard

TWICE AS NICE • This home boasts dual entertaining spaces that work in accord with the interior living rooms

PLANTER PERFECTION • Designed by Garden Life and built by Good Wood, this inner-city courtyard required big thinking-design to fit into a small space

WHICH PLANTS, WHERE? • Australians are fortunate to be able to buy some of the best indoor plants in the world, with enthusiastic and clever plant breeders and nurseries making a fantastic and interesting variety of plants available to excited indoor plant lovers

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR INDOOR PLANTS • Many an enthusiastic plant lover has brought home a new leafy friend, only to have it swiftly meet an unfortunate end. It doesn’t have to be this way!

SCULPTED SPACES • This sustainable garden offers unique, shaped lawns and an abundance of edible plants

PLANT SOME CREPE MYRTLE • Crepe myrtle — your garden just isn’t complete without it

CHANGING SEASONS • Winter is the perfect time to prepare your garden for spring

BARBECUE BLITZ • A new frontier in grilling and dining — in the privacy, safety and peace of your own home

FIRE AWAY • Extend your hours outside by providing comfort, warmth and even delicious food

POTS AND PIECES

HYDROPONICS — GROW YOUR SALAD INDOORS • Indoor plants don’t have to be all about the aesthetic. Why not produce some of your food indoors, too?

SEE WHAT SEAWEED CAN DO • It’s the ocean-sourced plant food that’s sustainable, ethical and scientifically proven

SEAWEED BREAKDOWN • Bunnings national garden care buyer David Woodford offers the following advice on the benefits of using liquid seaweed.

TERRARIUMS • Delightful miniature gardens that are grown in open or closed glass containers, even the smallest apartments have room for a...