Gardening

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Ralph Bristow thinks of his garden as a community of plants living cheek by jowl

Layering can make or break a garden. This artist does it perfectly

With open gardens in Victoria and NSW, Ralph Bristow’s work will inspire every gardener to get creative.

  • Megan Backhouse

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Extreme weather can leave your garden looking far less lovely than in years past.

The real reason your home gardening isn’t going to plan this summer

Here’s how to keep your garden in step with a changing climate.

  • Megan Backhouse
Golden bamboo abuts a pavilion in Beleura’s Asian garden

Think you know bamboo? Why it might confound you yet

Gardeners can spend a lifetime studying the flowering habits of this common plant and still do not know it all.

  • Megan Backhouse
Community garden co-ordinator Millie Allsopp, in Sydney’s Manly Vale, likes how growing vegies gets her out of her unit and meeting new people.

The 10-minute backyard habit I used as a stress-buster

Growing vegetables is not only a good way to get access to healthy food, it could also be a path to better mental health and community cohesion.

  • Dani Valent
Genetically modified purple tomatoes are coming for supermarket shelves.

The genetically modified food experiment about to hit Australia

Purple tomatoes are due to hit shelves this year, packing possible health benefits. Here’s what you need to know.

  • Angus Dalton

Exactly what to do in your garden after a stint away (beyond watering)

Nothing brings you back down to earth faster than neglected plants. Follow these simple steps to have it rejuvenated in no time.

  • Megan Backhouse
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How to get a harbourside garden, even if you don’t live near the water

Garden designer Anthony Wyer says think of your garden like a house – “full of rooms”, each of which is a destination for a particular activity.

  • Alice Uribe
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Sportscaster out for a DUKW

But it was a good LARC.

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Double dodgem demerits

On a path to infringement.

Christmas Bush has brilliant red flowers to rival any exotic plant at this time of year.

Ditch the hot-housed poinsettia. This Christmas native puts on a better show

Don’t bother with the holly and European mistletoe. Our most festive leaves, berries and flowers don’t thrive under a dusting of snow but stand up to dry heat.

  • Megan Backhouse