Confessions of a weather watcher
JUSTIN RUSSELL explains why it's okay to be a "weather nerd", and describes his system for recording the rainfall and temperature in his cool climate garden.
Getting familiar with nude trees
Bare-rooted ornamental and fruit trees will be appearing in nurseries toward the end of the month. JUSTIN RUSSELL explains how to plant them using nature as a guide.
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How to make straw bale gardens
They must be the ultimate in lazy gardening. PHIL DUDMAN explains how to turn a simple straw bale into a productive organic garden in seconds flat.
From lawn to vegies
PHIL DUDMAN explains how to dig up a patch of lawn and get started growing nutritious vegies.
Lawns: are they goodies or baddies?
Gardeners, environmentalists and scientists alike have been debating one of life’s most pressing questions for years: are lawns good or bad?