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scents & sensibility A YEAR OF FRAGRANCE in the garden • Make your garden smell divine year round with these scented suggestions from JENNIFER STACKHOUSE
more PERFUMED PLANTS
wild AT heart • New hybrids have given wax flowers an update, and also put the spotlight on their culinary attributes, writes ANGUS STEWART
CULINARY DELIGHTS
on the straight + narrow • Narrow trees are perfect for a tight spot, or to use as a vertical accent in the landscape. STEVE FALCIONI shares some good choices
school of HARD ROCKS • Creating a garden in the arid foothills of South Australia’s Flinders Ranges has proven to be as much therapy as challenge for this relative beginner
make a garden from scratch PART 4: CHOOSE & BUY YOUR PLANTS • The planning is done, and there’s a bit of hardscaping in place… Let the planting begin! SOPHIE THOMSON shares her tips for selecting trees, lawn, border plants, and everything in between
KNOW YOUR NURSERY
TRY BEFORE YOU BUY
KEEP CALM & carry on gardening • Keen to stimulate a diverse ecosystem in your garden? There’s evidence that the kind of soil disturbance we gardeners do – a bit of poking here, a bit there – is just the ticket, writes MICHAEL McCOY
WAYS TO BUILD BIODIVERSITY
WHAT’S THE difference? • Ever wondered if there’s a difference between two garden terms, products or ways of doing something? Here are three to wrap your head around…
new series TRY this! • In this new series, HANNAH MOLONEY shares simple, sustainable projects for the home and garden. We hope you have bags of fun with this first one!
save it or shred it? • What are the signs a tree is on the way out? JACKIE FRENCH shares her tips for working out if a tree can be saved
SEEDs COMMUNAL GARDEN • Community connection is what this inner-city Melbourne oasis is all about – a place where everyone is welcome to grow, create and thrive, writes SALLY FELDMAN
ART IN THE GARDEN
WINTER FESTIVAL: SOUP FOR THE SOUL
PLANT IT NOW • This alien-like vegie is down to earth and delicious, writes PHIL DUDMAN
what’s wrong with my STRAWBERRIES? • Strawberry plants are easy to grow, so it’s frustrating when things go wrong and you don’t get the sweet, succulent harvest you’d imagined. PHIL DUDMAN looks at common problems and how to solve them
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prune & propagate grapes • Winter is the time to prune grapevines, while they are leafless and dormant. It’s also a good opportunity to propagate them from cuttings. PHIL DUDMAN shares some tips for making the right pruning cuts, and demonstrates two ways to encourage cuttings to strike
JULY a month in the GARDEN • More than 50 jobs to do in your action planner
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TAKE HYDRANGEA CUTTINGS • Hydrangeas are dormant and leafless in winter, which is the perfect time to propagate them from hardwood cuttings.
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