Recent articles by Justin Russell

Planting ideas for September

JUSTIN RUSSELL emerges from his winter slumber to get stuck into some cautious spring planting.

Garden jobs for September

JUSTIN RUSSELL contemplates our Australian seasons and offers some gardening suggestions for September.

She’ll be apples

It's early spring and the sap is rising, the perfect time to propagate deciduous fruit trees says JUSTIN RUSSELL.

A vegetable wonder

JUSTIN RUSSELL harvests the unusual broccoli Romanesco and offers tips on growing these tricky brassicas.

Time to prune grape vines

Sunny winter days are perfect for pruning dormant grape vines to keep them productive, writes JUSTIN RUSSELL.

What to do in July

Winter has arrived and JUSTIN RUSSELL has some handy tips for dealing with the coldest month of the year.

Happy accidents

A crop of self-sown salad leaves in JUSTIN RUSSELL's garlic patch has him reflecting on happy accidents in the garden.

What to do in June

It might still feel like summer in some areas but cooler weather is on its way. JUSTIN RUSSELL shares some timely June gardening jobs.

Orange lanterns of autumn

Few plants can bridge the ornamental-edible divide like the persimmon. JUSTIN RUSSELL explains how to grow them.

Agrarian paradise

A veteran of hundreds of garden visits, JUSTIN RUSSELL finds fresh inspiration at Tasmania's Agrarian Kitchen.

Treetop wonder

JUSTIN RUSSELL gets a bird's eye view of Tasmania's southern forests at the Tahune Airwalk south of Hobart.