Helen Young

Helen YoungLifestyle Columnist

The native pink rock orchid, now renamed Thelychiton kingianus, is a target of dendrobium beetles.

Inverawe, near Hobart, is Tasmania’s largest landscaped native garden.

A new spray is designed to rid your orange and lemon trees of pesky stink bugs.

Funnel ants are taking over the lawn volcano-like mounds.

Warratina Lavender Farm started out as a hobby farm but now supplies city markets from its 12,000 plants.

Gardeners are easy to find presents for, but a bit of inside knowledge can lift your choice from ho-hum to ho-ho-ho.

Something eating your tomatoes and it’s not you? Suspect a very hungry caterpillar.

My asparagus went to seed and now there are seedlings everywhere. What should I do?

Sprawling, country garden reflects owners Helen and Terry Strickland’s interest in form, scent, texture and space.

I’ve never seen my Illawarra flame tree flower and I’ve been here five years. Any suggestions?