Reclaimed, reloved, recycled: How to create a sustainable garden
Greener living

Reclaimed, reloved, recycled: How to create a sustainable garden

We invite you to rethink, reuse and reimagine, with clever food gardens, examples of the creative use of reclaimed materials and eco-travel stories that celebrate sustainable ways of growing and living.

A basket of fresh vegetables including chard, kale, broccoli and peas.
Inspirational gardeners

Reimagining the edible garden

Gardeners like Lee Sullivan are proving you don’t need a sprawling suburban block to succeed with edible gardening. You just need curiosity, adaptability and a willingness to break the rules.

Mix together dried herbs and salts for gifts.
Organic homes

Make your own salts and scrubs

Drying summer herbs will give you a supply of flavourful ingredients to make salts and scrubs for use around the house and special gifts.

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!

Antipodes Gin made from organic ingredients
What's happening

7 bottles of organic gin to be won!

The Antipodes Gin Co makes its gins with certified organic ingredients, creating a tasty spirit with heart.

A natural pool surrounded by green plants.
Inspirational gardeners

Natural pools: expert tips to get you started

Natural pools are a beautiful and sustainable way to bring water into the garden, creating a tranquil focal point that supports both people and wildlife.

Indigenous yam variety.
What's happening

Australian yams: nutritional food of the future

A collaboration between The University of Queensland (UQ) and the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji community of Far North Queensland is exploring future uses of Australian yams.

ABC Organic Gardener Early Summer 2025 issue
What's happening

Dive into summer watering solutions with the help of our experts.

We're diving into all things water this issue – from quick fixes for common watering woes to tips for reducing run-off and creating climate resilient gardens.

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.