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.

EDITOR’S LETTER

Gardening Australia

April • News and happenings for gardeners and nature lovers

PLANTS • Choose a garlic that’s right for your region, then colour your world with two compact perennials

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habitat matters • Tips for wildlife-friendly gardens and healthy ecosystems

urban meadow • This suburban block has been reimagined as a native grassland, creating a garden that feels both carefully designed and joyfully wild

DESIGN notes • Here is a closer look at some of the standout plants from Emmaline Bowman’s design

seasonal FLOURISH • Every autumn, this cool-climate garden bursts into a symphony of colour, showcasing its rich botanical heritage

ray of SUNSHINE • With its weeping form and spectacular flowers, this gorgeous small tree will bring the birds in droves, writes FAYE ARCARO

fan favourites • From flat groundcovers to mounded shrubs, fan-flowers are tougher than they look and reward gardeners with colour and wildlife-friendly blooms, writes CHLOE FOSTER

fall for LEAVES • Autumn foliage can be just as eye-catching as flowers, filling gardens with warm colour, texture and drama, writes STEPHEN RYAN

HIT + MYTH • JACKIE FRENCH confronts six myths of companion planting – and explains how to make the strategy work

green of the desert • Gardener and landscape photographer Helen Murray prefers to go with the flow, even in the arid heart of the Australian outback

GOLDEN opportunity • Autumn is a busy harvesting time in the quince orchard for this pair of growers, who have turned their beloved yellow fruit into a lively sparkling juice

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…

country wide • From Darwin to Devonport, April is changeover time in the vegie patch. Here, Gardening Australia TV presenter HANNAH MOLONEY takes a look at what’s happening around the land for edible growers this month

go for GARLIC • This flavoursome bulb is one of those humble kitchen staples that can be added to almost every meal, writes PHIL DUDMAN

family of favourites • These highly nutritious crops – all belonging to the brassica family – thrive in cool weather and may reward gardeners with a harvest in as little as six weeks, writes MARCELLE NANKERVIS

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

MAILBOX

PLANT PUZZLER • Ready for some plant-inspired sleuthing? Solve the crossword and unscramble the coloured letters to find the hidden word.

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

RADIO • Tune into your local ABC radio for gardening advice from the experts. See times below. For more details about coverage in your area, phone 139 994 or visit reception.abc.net.au.

my garden path • In a stellar career as a lawyer, academic, sex discrimination commissioner, social justice advocate, Governor of Queensland and Australia’s first female Governor-General, DAME QUENTIN BRYCE has blazed a trail and broken down barriers. Through it all, she has always found solace in the garden…