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Make your garden sing this spring! Our new issue has all the advice you need bring your garden to life. Want to impress our feathered friends? Discover how to create a layered garden that’s a haven for birds, and learn how to make a bird box. Explore an artist’s textural garden in Victoria, and a waterlily-filled Top End oasis. Dreaming about dahlias? We’ve got the tips, tricks and know-how. Discover dependable native correas and learn about  growing beetroot and kale. Plus, see our special feature for 70+ plants and ideas for months of colour and all the inspiration you need!

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!
Our Spring special feature has 16 pages of inspiration to help you plant and plan for the colourful months ahead.

A SINGING GARDEN
Turn a quiet yard into a thriving ecosystem where birds feed, shelter and nest. Discover how you can create a layered garden for feathered friends.

WISE INVESTMENTS
Propagating plants for friends or to fill gaps in your own garden provides many happy returns, writes Jackie French.

Also in this issue: 

  • Follow our step-by-step instructions on building a bird box.
  • Beet it! Grow a beaut beetroot crop.
  • Learn about growing kale.

Plus, more than 50 seasonal jobs to do in the garden this month.

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