Where’s the buzz

JUSTIN RUSSELL notices a lack of honey bees in his garden, and suggests a course of action to help local bee colonies thrive.

Build your own compost bays

Looking for an easy way to manage your compost? Here's how to build a simple three-bay compost system from recycled materials.

Garden Jobs for Late Winter

Late winter is no time to rest on your laurels. According to JUSTIN RUSSELL, it's one of the busiest times of the year with plenty to do before spring. Let's get cracking!

The Great Divide

Lots of perennial food plants can be easily propagated by division of the root ball. JUSTIN RUSSELL explains how.

Time to build healthy soil

Late winter is the perfect time to build healthy soil. JUSTIN RUSSELL writes about composting and using green manure.

The story of a herb garden

PENNY WOODWARD witnesses the transformation of old trial planting beds into a beautiful big herb garden. A large herb garden was established at Heronswood – the home of the Diggers Club in Dromana, Victoria – designed by gardeners Simon Dodd and Clive Blazey.

Know Your Climate

A trip to the New England region in NSW gets JUSTIN RUSSELL thinking about the importance of getting to know your climate.

A Killing Frost

It's been a frosty winter so far in many parts of Australia, but JUSTIN RUSSELL suggests that cold temperatures can be an organic gardener's best friend.

How to Use Wood Ash

Wood heating is common throughout the cooler parts of Australia, but what to do with all that ash. JUSTIN RUSSELL recommends using it in the garden.

How to make your own seed raising mix

Raising seedlings is an important part organic vegetable gardening and to do it well, you need a quality seed raising mix. There’s no need to be spending good money on commercial product when you can make your own for less, says PHIL DUDMAN

Ducks fit the bill

Are you looking for a natural slug, snail and grasshopper destroyer? Something that will also provide eggs and manure? The duck is your answer, writes PAUL HEALY.

Gardener’s Gold

Jerry Coleby-Williams explains how to turn autumn leaves into a rich garden resource – leafmould.