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

December • News and happenings for gardeners and nature lovers

ON THE SHELF PLANTS • Start your Christmas list early with these floral all-rounders, hardy kangaroo paws, and a rose for a cause

ON THE SHELF BOOKS

dream big • Queensland gardener Sam Ross has perfected the art of DIY, creating a joyfully nurtured cottage garden on a tight budget

season's showstoppers • Grow these summer-flowering Australian natives and enjoy months of brilliant flowers and visiting wildlife, writes AB BISHOP

bright sparks • Dwarf bougainvilleas bring glorious, razzle-dazzle colour to the garden for much of the year, writes CLAIRE BICKLE

gifts of a lifetime • Delight the green thumbs in your life with a gift that keeps on giving. Here, indoor plant specialist LAUREN CAMILLERI shares her top 10 suggestions

art with heart • Queensland floral artist Viera Keogh combines home-grown flowers and self-taught skills to produce beautiful results, writes ABC TV’s HANNAH MOLONEY

learning from NATURE • From a farm plot in the NSW Hawkesbury Valley, Kirsty Bertè is sharing lifelong permaculture skills with the next generation of growers

FULL CIRCLE MOMENT • Grab an armful of flowering natives from the garden or source them from a local supplier, and make your own wreath. Here, Western Australian floral artist DONNA HAMILTON shows you how

beat the heat • From smart watering to plant selection and mulching, here are JACKIE FRENCH's top 10 tips for helping your garden to breeze through summer

HOME GROWN • Whether you have 15 minutes or an hour to spare, you can always put your time to good use in the productive garden. Check out these timed tasks…

SALAD DAYS • It’s hard to be beat the taste of home-grown food. MARCELLE NANKERVIS shares five easy crops that will keep your salad bowl full all season

good life • Hannah Moloney’s seasonal tips for the sustainable garden

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

MAILBOX

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

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

my garden path • Perth gardener, author and photographer MEL LOGOZZO is a crusader for backyard biodiversity. Here she shares her gardening journey