How to plan a garden in a changing climate

How to plan a garden in a changing climate

Landscape architects share their winter garden plans,ahead of a harsh summer of fire and drought.

  • byMegan Backhouse

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TV horticulturist famed for Burke’s Backyard appearances dead at 94

TV horticulturist famed for Burke’s Backyard appearances dead at 94

After a rather risqué segment about peeling bananas helped get the show on the air,Peter Valder appeared on Burke’s Backyard for 17 years.

  • byColleen Morris andJohn Challis
Botanic gardens are art galleries of plants. Here’s what you can learn

Botanic gardens are art galleries of plants. Here’s what you can learn

After 40 years running botanic gardens in Melbourne,Sydney and London,Tim Entwisle explains the importance of landscapes that are as carefully curated as art galleries.

  • byMegan Backhouse
The winter beauty that started wars,inspired opera and helped women get the vote

The winter beauty that started wars,inspired opera and helped women get the vote

From courtesans to colonialists,the camellia has long been admired,but its beauty hides a sordid history.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Designing your dream garden? It might cost more than you think

Designing your dream garden? It might cost more than you think

Many home renovators think creating a garden requires just selecting a few plants and working out where a barbeque should go.

  • byStephen Crafti
The trendy new houseplant that works well indoors in winter

The trendy new houseplant that works well indoors in winter

It’s time to reshuffle your indoor plants for winter,and there are some new things to try.

  • byRobin Powell
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The insects you actually want in your garden and how to get them

The insects you actually want in your garden and how to get them

Emma Cutting is creating “pollinator corridors” in an Australian-first move to bring flowers back to our cities.

  • byMegan Backhouse
Want to start a kitchen garden? Here’s what you need

Want to start a kitchen garden? Here’s what you need

Revel in the pleasure of a pot of herbs or full vegie patch,and bring the garden into your kitchen.

  • byGeorgie Gordon
The ancient Japanese tradition you should try with chrysanthemums

The ancient Japanese tradition you should try with chrysanthemums

No it’s not drinking sake with chrysanthemum petals in it,although that does happen. It’s a ritual designed to wish for good health and longevity.

  • byRobin Powell
How to make sure you get mum sustainable flowers for Mother’s Day

How to make sure you get mum sustainable flowers for Mother’s Day

The floral industry is rife with imported blooms and single-use plastics - but you don’t have to buy those for mum if you’re prepared to ask some questions.

  • byLisa Cugnetto
A weed masquerading as a shrub killed Anna’s two ponies. It’s still sold in garden centres
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A weed masquerading as a shrub killed Anna’s two ponies. It’s still sold in garden centres

Cestrum nocturnum,a decorative,sweet-scented but highly toxic shrub popular in gardens,is taking off as a weed in NSW – but the government has not banned it.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons