Why grow heirlooms?
Tue, 24/08/2021 - 12:00amHeirloom edibles are important to our survival, and that of the planet. That's why our horticultural editor, Penny Woodward, loves growing them. Find out why ...
Climate change
Our life-giving forests
Wed, 02/06/2021 - 3:27pmIn Issue 126 (Winter 2021), Dr Reese Halter celebrates the carbon-storing, rain-creating and simple majesty of trees.
The power of pollination
Tue, 25/05/2021 - 3:41pmPollination is necessary for our gardens to thrive so it's handy to understand how we can help all those beneficial insects and animals do their work.
Improve your soil, help the planet
Wed, 29/07/2020 - 11:45amLinda Cockburn believes gardeners have a crucial job to do, storing carbon in their soils. It will help with your harvest, as well as helping stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis.
Build a garden not a bunker
Mon, 30/03/2020 - 11:40amJustin Russell looks for food that will provide resilience, nourishment and productivity in a changing world.
Organic solutions for a changing climate
Wed, 05/02/2020 - 5:04pmThere's a lot to cope with in the garden when the climate is so uncertain -- and it's not just the plants, we need to watch out for the locals as well. Leonie Shanahan has some ideas to help.
Where have all the insects gone?
Fri, 03/01/2020 - 2:18pmReese Halter investigates new research revealing the alarming loss of insects all over the planet, what is causing it, which insects are most affected and what we can do.
Going off-grid
Thu, 19/12/2019 - 6:28pmSimon Webster investigates what it means to go ‘off-grid’, and what’s feasible.
Taking care of our planet
Tue, 03/12/2019 - 2:42pmLinda Cockburn says we can all take effective action to bring about necessary change to help our planet. We can start with supporting our soils.
In conversation with: Costa Georgiadis
Sun, 03/11/2019 - 6:40pmLeanne Croker chats with ABC Gardening Australia’s host about life, gardening and the future of the planet.