Helen Young

Helen YoungLifestyle Columnist

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Bathurst is marking its 200th anniversary with a big garden show.

Gippsland’s Gardivalia festival features 28 open gardens and 27 other events.

If you want to ensure a bumper crop of lemons and limes from your trees, start watering now.

The focus will be on growing, gardening and cooking, with everything from rare-plant growers to gardening tools and products.

Pull persistent weeds out little buy little, or smother them in paper and mulch.

Spring is here, heralding a range of great garden shows and events.

Only reuse old garden mulch around hardy shrubs that aren’t susceptible to fungus, mildew and rust.

If you’re sick of paying through the nose for raspberries and blueberries, it could be time to grow your own.

Garden lovers and plant enthusiasts have more treats in store as the spring fair season rolls on this weekend.