New life for old pears

PETER CUNDALL says pears have magnifcent textures, flavours and blooms, deserving a place in both the edible and ornamental garden.Old pear trees can be brought back into regular production by selective winter pruning, as he describes here.

Rainbow connection

JUSTIN RUSSELL tells the story of the heirloom vegie poster boy, Rainbow Chard.

Autumn salads

Autumn is the perfect time of year to plant salad crops and JUSTIN RUSSELL explains the finer points of sowing lettuces.

Winter Veg – Get Planting!

Prepare winter crops now to maximize your potential harvest, writes PHIL DUDMAN

Cherry Charm

Cherries can be tricky to grow, but the rewards are high and with new low-chill and dwarf varieties, more gardeners are giving them a go, writes PENNY WOODWARD.

Stop the rot

JUSTIN RUSSELL gives the low down on the fungal disease brown rot, and suggests some simple control measures.

More Rare Fruits

Growing your own rare and unusual fruit provides luscious rewards and helps conserve endangered varieties. Justin Russell profiles some of the rare fruits available for cultivating in Australian gardens. 

Arc de Cucumis

JUSTIN RUSSELL takes a leaf out of Phil Dudman's book and grows his cucumbers on a reinforcing mesh trellis.

How to solve problems with passionfruit

Got a passionfruit vine that’s giving you grief? Garden writer PHIL DUDMAN helps to unravel some of the most common hitches.

Apples for Christmas

JUSTIN RUSSELL picks his first apples of the season, and offers a cheery Christmas recipe using the fruit.

How to Grow Organic Lychees

December marks the beginning of the Lychee season in Australia. PHIL DUDMAN shares his love for this delicious subtropical fruit along with his organic tips for growing them.

Apricot Season

Early summer is stonefruit season in many parts of Australia, and JUSTIN RUSSELL eagerly anticipates a bumper crop of apricots.