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.
What to plant

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.
What to plant

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.
What to plant

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.
What to plant

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
What to plant

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
What to plant

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
What to plant

Gillyflowers, pinks, picotees

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

Tomato seedlings
What to plant

Growing tomatoes from seed

There are many ways of growing tomatoes from seed, but here is one of the simplest and most common, using punnets or seedling trays.

Welsh onions starting to flower
What to plant

Welsh onions

Tough, versatile and useful, with a mild sweet onion flavour. Welsh onions tick all the vegie growing boxes.

Itoh peonies from Issue 117
What to plant

The Magic of Peonies

We love peonies at ABC Organic Gardener. Discover how to grow these beauties and add these generous flowers to your garden.

The Green Rhubarb Blues
What to plant

The Green Rhubarb Blues

Have you got the green rhubarb blues? Discover how you can grow red rhubarb, and why it's a must-have ingredient to grow in your garden.