Eggplant and capsicum in a basket of other vegetables.
What's happening

Grow more with our planting guide

A healthy harvest starts with choosing the right plants for your garden’s climate – that's where our interactive planting guide comes in!

A growling green frog in water.
Organic homes

Water sources for wildlife

Discover how you can create water sources for wildlife in your own backyard to help them through the summer heat.

Students at John Colet primary school showing off vegies grown in their garden.
What's happening

National Kitchen Garden Awards 2025: Winners announced

The nine winners of the National Kitchen Garden Awards 2025 have been announced, recognising the tremendous creativity of kitchen gardens in schools and early childhood services of all sizes – and the joy gardening can bring to all ages.

Treelined street in Adelaide suburb.
What's happening

Repurposing rainwater runoff 

Scientists from Flinders University are working on a new project looking to use rainwater runoff to help at-risk urban trees in Adelaide, South Australia. 

Colourful knitted chooks.
Greener living

Knitted chooks to the rescue

Denise Pratt's knitted chooks are in demand, especially as the money their creator raises is given to the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation.

Nikki Davey surround by fresh native flowers.
Our planet

The good blooms

Flowers are beautiful, natural, a show of love, affection, celebration or commemoration. But there's a need to support local growers and improve sustainability.

Chloe Thomson, Organic Gardener editor
What's happening

Meet our new editor

We would like to introduce you to Chloe Thomson, horticulturist, passionate gardener, organic growing powerhouse, and our new editor!

Stephanie Alexander with students at Kilkenny Primary School.
What's happening

South Australian school wins World Environment Day Award for its Kitchen Garden Program

Congratulations to the students at Kilkenny Primary School who recently receive the United Nations World Environment Day Award.

The cliffs of the coast of Norfolk Island with some Norfolk Island Pines scattered along the top.
Inspirational gardeners

Norfolk Island: a living history

Norfolk Island has a colourful past that includes convicts and the descendants of mutineers, but it is its natural history that provides inspiration for the future.

Wurundjeri Biik Baan was designed for the 2025 Melbourne International Flower and Garden show.
Inspirational gardeners

Wurundjeri Biik Baan

This indigenous garden, with a focus on the significance of water, was created for the 2025 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

This hover fly is good for pollinating flowers.
What's happening

Student citizen science project encourages love for bugs

New research shows students who take part in insect-based citizen science projects are more likely to adopt pro-environmental behaviours.

Elaine Janes with her rooster Hugo.
Organic life

A life filled with the joy of chooks

Celebrity chook lady Elaine Janes has a very special connection with her feathered friends, it all starts with a firm hold.