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

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

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FOR THE LOVE OF single roses • With their flat, open blooms – perfect landing pads for bees – and demure beauty, single roses display the sort of charm that creeps up on you quietly, as it has for SOPHIE THOMSON

winter CHEER • A zygocactus in full bloom is just the thing to lift your spirits in the cooler months, and is super easy to grow, writes STEVE FALCIONI

how to PROPAGATE

native nirvana • There are practical as well as aesthetic reasons to grow beautiful native grasses, writes AB BISHOP

10 more TO TRY

MOTHER’S DAY gift ideas

ROOM to grow • Creating a rambling, ravishing garden on acreage in Sydney’s north-west has been a labour of love for this passionate gardener

Pamela’s FAVOURITE P ROSES

attention please! • The right piece of sculpture in the right garden setting is both a stable visual anchor and an attention-grabbing talking point, writes MICHAEL McCOY

tips for CHOOSING GARDEN SCULPTURE

50 shades of greywater • You collect water from your shower or when washing vegies, then tip the water onto your garden. Is that okay, and what are the long-term effects on the soil and plants? ANGUS STEWART explains the different types of greywater, and which plants can handle it over time

TOUGH or TOUCHY?

making a comeback • After losing his house and garden to fire, MARTYN ROBINSON was surprised to see gardenias, camellias and other blackened plants sprouting new shoots

weird & wonderful roses • The world of roses is full of fantastical specimens that must be seen to be believed, writes JACKIE FRENCH

the gardener’s bucket list THE ORCHID FIELDS in Jersey, Channel Islands, British Isles • Roaming these pastures in spring, when they become a spectacular sea of wildflowers, is a must-do for orchid lovers, writes DERYN THORPE

WHILE YOU ARE THERE

MAY 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

PLANT it NOW TURNIP

PICK it NOW POMEGRANATE

CROPS IN POTS

success with SEEDLINGS • Last month, we showed you how to set up a really easy vegie patch. If you are new to growing your own food, here are some basic tips to ensure you have success with your seedlings. And if you missed the easy patch story, visit mymagazines.com.au and click through for back issues. Happy growing!

helping HAND • Tips for tackling this month’s problem

more PEAS, please! • The ultimate way to enjoy peas is straight from the pod, says PHIL DUDMAN. Here are his tips for the best varieties to grow and how to ensure a good crop

top PICKS

POWDERY MILDEW

king of fruits? • Whether you’re a feijoa fan or you find this unusual fruit mystifying, read on for insights from JACKIE FRENCH on growing a tree or two of your own

cooking with feijoas

GARDEN GUESTS & PESTS • City living is no picnic for this displaced bird, but you have to admire its amazing adaptability, says LEONARD CRONIN

party animals • While most creatures are winding...