The most eye-catching of the pink-red celery types.
What to plant

Grow: celery peppermint stick

Plant this colourful vegetable in your garden and you'll have a new flavour to add to your cooking.

Cosmos flowers
What to plant

What to plant to attract pollinators

Nectar and pollen are the pollinator's reward but which flowers will give them what they want? Nature has tricks to tell them.

Fresh oregano
What to plant

Oregano and tarragon

These two Mediterranean herbs can be easily grown in your garden, or on your balcony, with these tips.

Tasmanian purple.
Vegetables

Grow garlic in your backyard

Why spend a fortune buying garlic when you can grow this nutritious flavour-enhancer in your own backyard or even a pot?

Close-up of ripe yellow finger limes growing among green leaves
Fruit & nuts

Aussie citrus

Consider adding a native citrus to your backyard: they are colourful and when established will add a fresh zing to your harvest.

Dragon fruit is a cactus.
What to plant

Yes, you can grow dragon fruit

Learn how to grow your own delicious dragon fruit, even in cooler climates, as well as how to maximise flavour.

Silverbeet growing in a Melbourne garden.
What to plant

Grow these summer-proof leafy greens

Here are three leafy greens that you can plant today. They thrive in the heat and will provide nutrient-dense salads, pasta, pastries and more.

Grow your own eggplant.
What to plant

How to grow organic eggplant

Eggplant is the perfect summer crop for organic gardeners, but it doesn’t come without its challenges.

Jian Liu holding the All Year Round lettuce variety.
What to plant

Easy-to-grow crops: lettuce

Growing your own lettuce will give you a fresh supply of summer salad ingredients that will be tasty and nutritious!

Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus).
Flowers, shrubs & trees

Grow nasturtiums

Nasturtiums are one of the easiest multi-function plants you can grow, a bright addition to any space.

A tubful of leafy green vegetables
What to plant

Cabbage white butterfly

Denis Crawford looks at the scourge of brassica plants – cabbage white butterfly – and has some tips for dealing with them.

Aphids on green growth.
What to plant

Control aphids and pear slugs

The fresh growth of spring is a time for pesky pests to be out and about. Here's what to do if you find aphids or cherry and pear slugs.