Protecting plants from winter cold & frost

If you have good house heating, it’s easy to forget that out in the garden some plants need protection from the cold. Here's some tips to help your plants through the winter months, from Karen Sutherland.

Herbaceous perennials to plant in winter for spring

Plant herbaceous perennials now for flowers in spring and beyond. Try these suggestions from Karen Sutherland.

How to grow spigariello, a high-yielding brassica

Looking for a delicious, high-yielding brassica that can be grown in a pot or in the ground? Look no further than spigariello.

How good bugs work in an organic garden

A well-balanced garden replicates a wild environment filled with beneficial insects that can help keep pests under control.

Planting peas from seed

Peas are one of the most obliging vegies to grow from seed, but a bit of planning helps to ensure they'll provide you with an abundant harvest.

Soil secrets for citrus success

There's many aspects of citrus growing that ensure success (climate, tree choice and where you plant it, for example) but it all starts with the soil, writes Helen McKerral.

Quirky quandongs

Karen Sutherland has been trying to grow quandongs for years and can now report some success!

Reviving a garden after floods

Scientist Kate Wall experienced the Brisbane floods of 2011 and now 2022: here's two important tips she's learned to help gardens recover.

Fantastic citrus to try

It's time to plant your citrus and Helen McKerral suggests different options you may want to grow in your backyard.

Bring in the birds

Libby Woodward tells how she and her husband redeveloped a section of their garden with native understory plants designed to draw in insects, birds and wildlife.

Grow your own root vegies for winter

Karen Sutherland suggests some super-nourishing root vegies for you to plant during this winter from carrots to sugar beets

Grow your own wasabi

Growing wasabi means you have this spicy food flavouring ready to be harvested in your own backyard