ABC Gardening Australia magazine

Replenishing your soil regularly is the single most important thing you can do as a vegie grower. When you commit to this routine, you are rewarded with fertile, living soil that produces bountiful harvests of organic vegetables packed with the nutrients that make our bodies thrive.
The best thing about the process is it doesn’t have to be backbreaking work. In fact, the...

On a quiet suburban street in Rockdale in Sydney’s south, on Bidjigal land, lives a thriving, chaotic collection of greenery. Variegated monsteras and large philodendrons climb moss poles, alocasias, ferns and begonias crowd in trays, while rhipsalis and lipstick plants hang like chandeliers, and hoyas weave through it all, forming a living tapestry. This glorious tangle belo...

Aussies have a long and adoring relationship with passionfruit. We’re among the world’s highest consumers of this tart little gem, not far behind the tropical South American nations from where it hails. Let’s face it, a pav isn’t the same without a generous tumble of tangy pulp to cut through the richness of the cream. Walk down any suburban street and you’ll spot a vine char...

Matching your secateurs, loppers or pruning saw to the size of the branch not only makes the task of pruning easier, but also helps create cleaner cuts that are better for plant health.
As a general guide, use secat...

Flowering plants are the joy-givers of the garden. While many bloom for a few happy weeks or months, there are some long-flowering species that keep on keeping on for most of the year. These power players typically bloom for at least six months, rewarding gardeners with an extended display of colour while providing a reliable source of nectar and pollen for wildlife. While so...