Gardening Australia

Australia’s number one monthly gardening resource, ABC Gardening Australia magazine is packed with step-by-step advice and stunning design ideas from its popular team of experts. Whether you are a novice gardener or have a green thumb and years of experience, you’ll find the advice you need.

EDITOR’S LETTER

Gardening Australia

October • News and happenings for gardeners and nature lovers

PLANTS • A year of seasonal vegie seeds, an unusual dahlia species and a new native all-rounder are sure to inspire

BOOKS

EPIC canvas • Artist Ralph Bristow has created a country garden where daubs of colour and swirling textures are mixed together in a naturalistic, immersive composition

RIPPLE EFFECT • There aren’t too many gardens with a seasonal, waterlily-filled billabong, but it’s a natural feature of Jasmine Jan’s thriving Top End oasis

dreamy DAHLIAS • Dahlias should come with a health warning about their addictive qualities: once you’ve grown one, you’ll want to grow more (and more!), writes JENNIFER STACKHOUSE

tubular belles • Correas are dependable, backbone shrubs that do the hard yards – and look good while they’re at it, writes AB BISHOP

ready, set, grow!

seasonal snapshot • From buds bursting in temperate gardens, to end-of-season vegie harvests in the tropics, this time of year brings different joys across the country. Here, we ask gardeners from every climate zone to share what’s happening in their backyards

a singing garden • Turning a quiet yard into a thriving ecosystem where birds feed, shelter and nest, starts from the ground up, writes HOLLY PARSONS

wise investments • Propagating plants for friends or to fill gaps in your own garden provides many happy returns, writes JACKIE FRENCH

beet it! • With edible leaves and roots, beetroot is a versatile and delicious crop, writes PHIL DUDMAN

what I’ve learnt about... GROWING KALE • This vegie might not be the poster child of the patch, but there are varieties to explore that offer a range of flavours, textures and ornamental appeal, writes ANGIE ROACH

OCTOBER a month in the GARDEN • more than 50 seasonal jobs to do

PLANT PUZZLER • Solve the crossword, unscramble the coloured letters to find the hidden word – and you could win a hedge trimmer!

TV • Gardening Australia is on ABC TV every Friday at 7.30pm, repeated on Sunday at 1.30 pm and on ABC iview.

RADIO • Tune into your local ABC radio for gardening advice from the experts. See times below. For more details about coverage in your area, phone 139 994 or visit reception.abc.net.au.

MAILBOX

my garden path • With her 1000-watt smile and a garden full of flowers, Melbourne-based gardener, florist and Instagrammer PETRINA BURRILL has amassed a global following