Plants breathe life and greenery into your home and garden. Whether you love native plants, exotics, ornamentals or indoor plants, you’ll find helpful advice and inspiration here.

winter-flowering salvias
Grow

Natural salve

Explore winter-flowering salvias that bring vibrant colour through the coldest months.

autumn citrus care
Edible gardening

Autumn citrus care

Now is the time to give your citrus trees some extra TLC to ensure they bear delicious fruit in the coming months. Horticulturist Judy Horton shares her autumn action plan.

Native river rose
Native plants

Native river rose

This cute, spreading shrub is arrayed in tiny pink flowers in spring, with spot-flowering for most of the year.

roses
Roses

Everything’s coming up roses

It’s rose-shopping time! We asked rose aficionado Steve Falcioni to pick his favourite new varieties.

Tree fern
Shrubs and trees

Terrific tree ferns

With their sculptural forms and vivid-green canopies, tree ferns are statement plants – deserving a key role in a shady setting.