
Maximise your harvest
When growing vegies in your garden, the goal is to pump out as much healthy abundance as possible. Our vegie-growing expert, Phil Dudman, shares his top tips for boosting your crops.

Growing strawberries
The good news? You don’t need a lot of room to grow strawberries. They can be grown in balcony gardens or sprawling vegie patches. Here are a few of Phil Dudman’s top tips for success:

Magnificent maples
Discover a few small maple trees that can make a big statement in your garden.

Aussie-bred roses
Although roses are native to the Northern Hemisphere, Australian-bred varieties have long captivated gardeners at home and abroad. Horticulturist Steve Falcioni has a delightful selection of Aussie-bred roses to inspire you.

Deciduous beech
While European deciduous trees are farmed for their autumn foliage, this little-known Tasmanian native also features those coveted autumnal tones.

Kangaroo paws
Kangaroo paws are one of our most distinctive native plants, with their vibrantly coloured, furry, tubular flowers. Here’s the lowdown on how to grow them in your garden.

Large-flowered grevilleas
All grevilleas are gorgeous, but some offer huge blooms that are like a beacon for wildlife. Here’s some tips for how to grow these showstoppers in your garden.

How to grow leeks
The humble leek is one of the unsung heroes of the vegie patch, and is much more than a long onion. Phil Dudman shares some growing tips.

Beauty of bulbs
Daffodils and tulips are the familiar favourites, but there is a huge diversity of bulb plants to explore.

Grow dragon fruit
The flamboyant fruit of this clambering cactus tastes as good as it looks, and it’s also easy to grow. Our patch expert Phil Dudman shares some top tips for growing these tangy treats.

Emu bush
Hailing from Australia’s arid regions, this group of colourful native shrubs and groundcovers won’t be begging for water.

Cottonheads
This little-known, strappy native is starting to turn heads for all the right reasons.