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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Gardening Australia

May • News and happenings for gardeners and nature lovers

PLANTS • Add long-lasting colour to the garden with this selection of natives and exotics

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RICH PICKINGS • Garden-inspired designs by local brands

a walk in the park • To celebrate Botanic Gardens Week, we visit Perth’s Kings Park and the Western Australian Botanic Garden to explore some unique botanical treasures. Here, AB BISHOP showcases five iconic native plants

STANDOUT PERFORMERS • With bird-attracting flowers available in a range of colours, babianas make for striking spring bulbs, writes STEVE FALCIONI

fresh as a daisy • This well-behaved and adaptable native groundcover is a pretty addition to rockeries, garden beds and pots, and is a pollinator favourite, writes CHLOE FOSTER

shared VISION • Naturalistic in form and designed to evolve with the seasons, Rhonda Watson’s garden highlights the untold potential of a narrow block

golden hour • We return to the garden of florist and flower whisperer Petrina Burrill as her plants put on their autumnal show

PLANTING notes • Petrina shares a snapshot of her action-packed autumn garden

everything’s coming up ROSES • It’s rose-shopping time! Each year, fresh varieties come onto the market and this latest crop offers the full gamut of shapes, colours and fragrance. Here, STEVE FALCIONI nominates 10 of his favourite newcomers

the name of the rose • There’s more to roses than just their beautiful flowers. They come in many different forms, and there’s a variety to suit almost any garden space, writes rose expert JENNIFER STACKHOUSE

THINKING AHEAD • We’re living in times of change, and things are evolving in the world of garden design too, writes designer and author MICHAEL McCOY

food for thought • JACKIE FRENCH pays tribute to the golden-flowered murnong daisy and its capacity to survive, despite the odds

HOME GROWN • Whether you have 15 minutes or an hour to spare, you can always put your time to good use in the productive garden. Check out these timed tasks...

good life • Hannah Moloney’s seasonal tips for the edible garden

BROADLY speaking • This hardy legume loves the cooler months and, with a little care, can provide a bumper crop of delicious, nutrient-packed beans, writes PHIL DUDMAN

what I've learnt about... POTTED PRODUCE • Growing herbs and vegies in pots is fun and reaps tasty rewards in an area of any size, writes AB BISHOP

yearning for YACON • Versatile and virtually maintenance-free, this sweet root crop has a lot to offer both above and under the ground, writes DR KETAH SILVESTER

MAY a month in the GARDEN • more than 50 seasonal jobs to do

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TV • Gardening Australia is on ABC TV every Friday at 7.30pm, repeated on Sunday at 1.30pm and on ABC iview.

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my garden path • Proud Bundjalung man, educator, plantsman and NSW presenter on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia CLARENCE SLOCKEE shares his gardening journey