Tomato vine
Fruit

Maintain established tomato vines

Vine tomatoes (indeterminate types) need regular maintenance, at least once a week, to stay healthy and give you a sizeable return of quality fruit. Here's what to do.

Watermelon
Fruit

Growing watermelon

If you dream of devouring home-grown watermelon this summer, spring is the time to take action in most areas. Here’s how.

Cumquats
Potted produce

Q&A: How to care for a potted cumquat

These highly ornamental fruit trees produce bright orange fruit in winter, and scented white flowers in spring. Here are some tips for keeping your cumquat thriving and producing.

Choosing the right tree
Shrubs and trees

How to choose the right tree

Here are some helpful points to consider when selecting a new tree for your garden.

Lillypilly hedge
Native plants

Q&A: What’s wrong with our lillypillies?

Is your lillypilly hedge thriving or struggling? This may be the reason why.

Snapdragon
Flowers

Plant snapdragons

Snapdragons make a cheery addition to beds and flower pots, and come in a wide range of colours. Here are some expert planting tips...

Strawberries
Fruit

Propagate strawberry plantlets

Here's how you can grow more strawberries!

Tomatoes
Fruit

Q&A: What’s killing my tomatoes?

Wondering what's killing your tomatoes? Find the answer, here.

Orchid for autumn
Orchids

3 types of orchids for autumn flowers

Here are three of the best autumn performing orchids as well as some key tips to help them stay alive (and thrive!).

Carex 'Feather Falls'
Potted plants

5 tough pot plants for a hot summer

Here are five pot plants that can take the heat — a native, a succulent, a grass, a flowering ornamental and a fruit. And there are heaps more where they came from!

native plants
Native plants

Q&A: Why do some native plants die young?

Wondering what you're doing wrong? Here's the answer.

Pot of carrots
Vegies

Grow a pot of carrots

You can grow enough carrots in a pot to keep you going for months, and it’s handy being able to move it around so they get just the right amount of sun. Here’s how to get started.