Gardening
Roses are on-trend once again. Here’s how to help them flourish in your garden
From which blooms to choose to what to plant around them, gardening experts have some helpful advice.
- by Megan Backhouse
Latest
Corpse flower blooms in Geelong, revealing its putrid ‘dead possum’ stench
After much anticipation, Geelong’s corpse plant, which only flowers once every seven to ten years, has finally opened – but you only have 48 hours to see it.
- by Liam Mannix
Looking for inspiration for your home? Here are the top books packed with great ideas
Transform your house and garden with these handy guides.
- by Georgie Gordon
Dilapidation and delight: An 1880s dairy turned award-winning garden
Even those with small city spaces can glean ideas from this sprawling country estate.
- by Megan Backhouse
If you want homegrown vegies this summer, it’s time to get gardening
Cultivating a bountiful and unique summer harvest can be easier than you think.
- by Megan Backhouse
The 100-year-old village where gardens are a point of connection
As cities grow and the housing crisis deepens, looking to the past can remind us of design lessons worth repeating.
- by Megan Backhouse
How to create a native garden that birds and people will love
Even if your outdoor area is small – or confined to a balcony – it’s possible to design a space that’s welcoming to pollinators and passersby.
- by Megan Backhouse
Put a spring in your step: Nifty gardening ideas
Handy tools for that horticultural hero in your life.
- by Frances Mocnik
Opinion
Opinion
Our favourite tree turned out to be my ‘worst garden nightmare’. We had to get rid of it
It was already 20 metres and the tree would keep growing like nobody’s business, sucking up other plants’ sunlight, water and nutrients. We called in the arborists.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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