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Spotted amber ladybirds among aphid infested sedum flowers.
Build your garden

Why we love ladybirds

Discover why ladybirds are beloved garden allies, preying on aphids, mites and more, while adding colour and life to your backyard.

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A fresh bouquet of colourful zinnias.
Flowers, shrubs & trees

Spring trio: zinnias, watermelons, shiso

Learn more about three stand-out spring plants to fill your backyard with colour: cheerful zinnias, sweet watermelons and citrusy shiso.

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A fresh bouquet of colourful zinnias.
In This Issue

Grow and save in your spring garden!

There's so much to do in our gardens this spring, and Organic Gardener is packed with natural growing ideas! From helping native wildlife find a new home in the bush to growing bitter greens, native tubers and why geese are an option in a bigger growing space.

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Students in the Wongan Hills District High School kitchen garden.
Organic solutions

A celebration of young gardeners

The 2026 winners of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation awards are proof that a vegie patch can grow much more than food. Meet the inspiring schools and early learning services turning gardens into places to grow, learn, cook and connect.

A glasshouse in a garden filled with flowers.
Build your garden

Lessons from a new glasshouse grower

Justin O’Brien shares what worked, what didn’t and what he’d change. His advice could really help if you’re considering adding a glasshouse to your garden! 

The seed heads of old man saltbush.
Natives

The beauty of saltbush

Looking for a native plant to can grow happily in dry, hot conditions? Saltbushes are low maintenance ground covers or shrubs that thrive in these conditions. And they’re edible too!

Person in green gumboots stuck in mud.
What's happening

Stuck? We can help.

Got a gardening question? Send them in and let our experts give you a helping hand so your garden will thrive.

Seedlings in pots
What's happening

Winter growing without limits

The winter issue of ABC Organic Gardener is all about growing more with less, from making the most of a glasshouse to plants for shady spots!

Herbs in pots can be moved around your garden as needed.
Build your garden

Sow seeds and save money 

As prices rise and home-spending tightens, growing your own food at home has a fresh appeal, and with the tips here you can easily get started.

David Attenborough
What's happening

David Attenborough: A lifetime dedicated to our planet

His TV debut in 1954 signalled the charm with which Sir David Attenborough would go on to communicate the treasures of the planet’s wildlife to the world.

Apples harvested in Tasmania.
Organic life

Tasmania

Find out what's on the sustainable menu when you travel to the Apple Isle.

Radishes chopped in half ready for cooking.
Your garden harvest

Make your own radish kimchi

With a garden overflowing with radishes, a recipe that makes the most of this crunchy root is a must.

Mix together dried herbs and salts for gifts.
Organic homes

Make your own salts and scrubs

Drying summer herbs will give you a supply of flavourful ingredients to make salts and scrubs for use around the house and special gifts.

Red wriggler worms in a pile of compost, held in a pair of gloved hands.
Soil

The best compost worms

Soil needs compost, and worm farming helps keep a supply ready to go. Learn which are the best compost worms to use.

A natural pool surrounded by green plants.
Inspirational gardeners

Natural pools: expert tips to get you started

Natural pools are a beautiful and sustainable way to bring water into the garden, creating a tranquil focal point that supports both people and wildlife.

Two students from Stanmore Public School working in a garden bed
What's happening

The 2026 Kitchen Garden Awards

From seed to sustainability, schools and early learning centres are proving the power of hands-on growing.

A field of everlasting daisies.
Inspirational gardeners

How to grow everlasting daisies: tips from experts

Learn how the Warburton family turned a paddock experiment into a family business supplying everlasting flower seeds to gardeners across Australia.

'Casper' variety of eggplant growing on the vine.
What to plant

Connie Cao’s tips for growing eggplants

Baked, grilled or pickled, stewed or steamed – there’s a multitude of ways to enjoy eggplants, and they will add gorgeous colours to cottage flower gardens or mixed edible garden beds.

Bronze orange bugs.
Pests & diseases

Pest control: Bronze orange bugs

Learn how to control this common citrus pest, which sucks sap from new shoots and stems.

Shiso leaves
What to plant

Grow: shiso

Shiso is a low maintenance, productive Asian leafy herb with a unique citrusy, aniseed flavour. Learn how to grow it here.

Cabbages come into their own when preserved or fermented.
Preserving & fermented

Fermenting cabbage

Cabbages are wonderful raw or cooked, but they really come into their own when fermented and preserved.

Beach Bananas
Growing in pots

Native plants for indoors

There’s a stack of Australian native plants from rainforest areas that are naturally suited to low light, so are perfect for growing indoors, writes Karen Sutherland.

Preserved lemons in a glass jar.
Your garden harvest

Preserving lemons

When there's a glut of lemons in your garden, you can share them with friends and, with this recipe you can preserve them for later use – nothing wasted.

Colourful knitted chooks.
Greener living

Knitted chooks to the rescue

Denise Pratt's knitted chooks are in demand, especially as the money their creator raises is given to the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation.