Round-leaf pigface
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Edible succulents

These three edible, waterwise succulents can be planted in your backyard. They are easy to grow, and tasty!

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Double Pale Blue' by Helen McKerral
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Grow bee-attracting aquilegias

The bonnet-like, bee-attracting aquilegias are captivating and well worth growing in your organic garden.

Midyim berries in Karen Sutherland's garden
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Native berries to plant in your patch

Midyim berry is a tasty and rewarding native fruit you can easily grow in your organic garden.

From garden to plate – borage, heartsease, calendula, nasturtiums, dill and cornflowers.
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Growing edible flowers in your garden

Edible flowers add a colourful spark and fresh flavour to dishes, are the basis of health-giving teas, and create delicious cordials and preserves.

The electric hued blue native, Lechenaultia biloba.
Flowers, shrubs & trees

Blooming blue flowers!

Although blue flowers are relatively rare, they are well worth searching out, to add beauty and colour to your garden.

Spring is the best time to plant lime trees.
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How to protect limes from pests

Limes look gorgeous in your garden and add a tasty tang to meals in your kitchen -- so you don't want pests getting to them before you do.

Strawberries are high on the list of the most chemically contaminated.
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How to grow chemical-free strawberries

Strawberries are high on the list of chemically contaminated foods that we buy at a supermarket, so here's a refresher on how to grow your own strawberries organically.

Person picking fresh strawberries.
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Strawberry growing success

Discover the secret to growing full-flavoured and productive strawberries – whether in beds, baskets or pots.

Sweet cicely has a mild sugary aniseed flavour.
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Unusual herbs to grow now

Sweet cecily and summer savory are just two flavourful culinary herbs you can easily grow in your own garden.

How to grow sweet corn
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How to grow sweet corn

The crunchy flavour and versatility of sweet corn (and the fact it's easy to grow) make it a must-have in backyard vegie patches.

Herbs for spring
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Herbs for spring

Spring is a great time to plant most herbs, put them in a sunny position and well-drained soil so that when the soil warms up they'll surge ahead.

Raspberry Ripple dianthus
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Gillyflowers, pinks, picotees

These are all names for old-fashioned Dianthus species, which add a lovely splash of colour to any garden.