Garden Advice
Best Lettuce to Plant in Summer
With its soaring temperatures and long days, summer is a great time of year for fresh, light salads. No picnic or BBQ is complete without a big bowl of crisp greens tossed in a summery dressing, and it’s even better...
Best Vegetables to Plant in Summer
Summer is an important time on the veggie gardener’s calendar. Spring-planted crops are coming to maturity and ready to harvest, freeing up space for another round of planting. What can you plant at this time of year? Here are a...
What to Grow Near Basil: Companion Plants
Who doesn’t love abundant basil over summer? As if you needed another reason to plant some of this aromatic herb, here’s a bonus: companion planting. What is companion planting? In the wild, it’s not too common for plants to grow...
What to Plant in Summer After all the action of the spring planting season, it’s easy to feel stumped as to what to plant in summer. Australia has a hot, dry climate at this time of year, and many plants...
Watering Plants in Summer In the dry Australian summer, watering is an essential part of your gardening routine. It’s also important to value water as a limited resource, and know how to use it as efficiently as possible without leaving...
How to Take Care of Plants in Summer
How to Take Care of Plants in Summer Wondering how to take care of plants during summer? It’s not as difficult as you might think, as long as you stay on top of a few essentials. How you apply these...
In the wild, it’s the norm for plants to grow alongside a variety of different species. A local diversity of plant life helps to condition soil, make nutrients accessible, attract pollinators and keep populations of insects, animals and invasive plants...
Spring is all about the rush of new life after winter, with bundles of fresh energy to be converted into flowers, fruit, foliage and edible produce. As a gardener, your job is to set up and maintain the optimal conditions...
Who doesn’t love the idea of having garden-fresh herbs just a stone’s throw from the kitchen? There’s more to herbs than you might imagine, and spring is a fantastic time to try your hand at growing some culinary classics. You...