Why we love ladybirds

Discover why ladybirds are beloved garden allies, preying on aphids, mites and more, while adding colour and life to your backyard.

Soup season

keep warm with this nourishing soup recipe: a creamy vegie bowl made with cauliflower from your garden.

How to keep ducks

A delightful and sustainable addition to your backyard, ducks help with pest control and egg production. Whether for eggs or as pets, they work well in larger gardens.

The 2026 Kitchen Garden Awards

From seed to sustainability, schools and early learning centres are proving the power of hands-on growing.

Your chance to win a great read!

Enter this competition and you could win 1 of three copies of The Secret Garden Club.

Win! 1 of 20 bags of soil additive

If you would like to try a new soil additive product, we have 20 three kilogram bags to give away!

Calendula

Plant this pollinator friendly annual in the cooler months to add early spring colour to your patch.

Why chooks need hard grit

Hard grit, such as rocks and pebbles, is essential for healthy hen digestion. Here's why.

Top stone fruit picks: nectarines, peaches, apricots

Caleb Roberts from Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery in northern NSW shares three of his fruity favourites – a mix of heritage varieties and one newcomer.

The enigmatic guinea fowl

Guinea fowl have much to offer if you add them to your flock, especially as they are happy to take on the pests in your patch.

Your cool season gardening tool box

Welcome to the beginning of the cool season – and our Early Winter issue for 2026! Dig deep and learn how to boost your harvest with advice from our favourite organic experts.

Prepare your patch for the cool season

Now is the time to prep for the cool season but starting winter vegies at the tail end of summer has its challenges.