Hellebores are also called winter roses.
Flowers, shrubs & trees

Tips for growing hellebores, also called winter roses

Hellebores love shade, thrive in frosts and have glorious flowers that appear right through winter into spring, writes Penny Woodward.

For an optimal harvest, broccoli should be planted after the extreme heat of summer.
Vegetables

Expert tips for the best homegrown broccoli

Jian Liu shares her answer to an important question when you are starting to grow broccoli in your patch: is it better to plant seeds or seedlings?

King stropharia are big and have a distinctive taste.
Vegetables

Growing your own mushrooms

Kirsten Bradley talks about the joys of growing mushrooms king stropharia being one of her favourites.

Some of the shade-loving greens Jian grows in her urban garden.
What to plant

Tips for growing edible plants in winter

Winter brings softer light and shorter days, with long shadows creating shady spots that can be difficult to grow in, but these tips from Jian Liu will help.

Consider how much space you have before planting.
Fruit & nuts

Start your own apple orchard

Apple trees are deciduous, and planting is best done in winter, when they are dormant. Here's the basics to get you started planting a tree (or two) in your backyard.

Broccoli is a crop that keeps on giving.
Vegetables

Grow your own organic broccoli

With good preparation, you can have your own abundant harvest of fresh, nutritious vegetables through autumn and winter, writes Phil Dudman. Get started with broccoli and English spinach.

Moonshine yarrow.
Herbs & spices

Drough-tolerant herbs

Penny Woodward loves drought-tolerant, grey-leafed herbs. Here are a two of her favourites that you can plant in early Autumn.

Clerid beetles are commonly seen on flowers, feeding on pollen or insects.
Pests & diseases

Beneficial insects in your garden

Denis Crawford is a big fan of beetles and says there are many hard at work in our gardens.

Figs are extremely long-lived and hardy.
Fruit & nuts

Grow your own fruit salad

Having your own fruit harvest means you have access to fresh produce at its peak flavour and juiciness. Jian Liu has many favourites – here's two you might want to grow yourself.

When babaco are fully ripe, they are sweet and juicy, with a star-shaped cross-section.
Fruit & nuts

Grow your own fruit: babaco and rockmelon

Fresh fruit is the best on a hot summer's day and these two will add a sweetness to a fruit salad that everyone will love.

The rosella fruit makes great jam.
Fruit & nuts

Growing rosellas

Rosella plants are a staple in my tropical garden and the resulting jam a favourite on fresh scones, writes Dean White.

Mulch helps to insulate soil and retain moisture.
Vegetables

Grow salad greens for summer

Achieving success with lettuce in hot weather relies on good cultivar choices and growing techniques, writes Arno King.