Gardening with goodness at its heart — fresh, organic and fun. This magazine is 100% real. We are unashamedly earthy, reflecting the spirit and culture of people who just love to get their hands dirty. Our emphasis is on productive gardening. We just love the satisfaction of growing your own and finding new ways to bring produce to the table. The magazine includes features such as Amazing Gardens, Celebrity Chefs, Celebrity Gardeners, Clever Crops, Flavours of the month, Garden solutions, Kids Corner, Living Organics, Weekend Gardening, What’s New and a guide to What’s on Where.
THIS ISSUE
Good Organic Gardening • grow naturally, eat fresh, live sustainably
THE Grapevine • ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS AND UPDATES COMPILED BY JO IMMIG
What’s hot RIGHT NOW • PRESENTING SOME STUNNING-LOOKING PLANTS THAT WILL MAKE EXCELLENT ADDITIONS TO YOUR GARDEN AT THIS TIME OF YEAR
SPACE INVADER • GORSE GROWS ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE AND NOT EVEN FIRE CAN KILL IT. INTERESTINGLY, IT MIGHT HAVE ITS USES
PROMOTING GORSE CONTROL
KIWI HEMP • FAR FROM MERELY ORNAMENTAL, NEW ZEALAND FLAX HAS BEEN USED TO MAKE EVERYTHING FROM CLOTHING AND BASKETS TO ROPE AND SAILS
The first fruit • IT’S NO ACCIDENT THE APRICOT LOOKS LIKE A MINIATURE SUN AS THE LITTLE GOLDEN ORB IS A HARBINGER OF SPRING AND SUMMER
The sweet cereal • SWEET CORN IS A GRAIN, A VEGETABLE AND A FRUIT ALL IN ONE — NOT BAD FOR A PLANT THAT’S ESSENTIALLY A GRASS
FLU FIGHTER • ONE OF THE OLDEST FOLK REMEDIES IS STILL FINDING NEW FANS, THESE DAYS IN SCIENCE LABS
ROOM TO GROW • WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IS PLANTED OUT? YOU BUY A SECOND BLOCK AND FILL THAT ONE UP AS WELL
NO PLACE LIKE HOME • AFTER MOVING FROM A LONG-TERM RENTAL TO HER OWN HOME, REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR CLAIRE TELLS US ABOUT THE THRIVING NEW GARDEN SHE AND HER FAMILY HAVE CREATED
HOW DOES THE GARDEN GROW?
The Big Scrub • SAVING AUSTRALIA’S CRITICALLY ENDANGERED LOWLAND SUBTROPICAL RAINFOREST
MOON PLANTING
TIME TO PLANT • SPRING IS A BUSY PLANTING TIME IN MOST CLIMATE ZONES, GUARANTEEING PLENTY ON THE TABLE IN THE MONTHS TO COME
IT’S ALL STALK • THIS VERSATILE VEG IS EVEN MORE THAN THAT — YOU CAN USE THE LEAVES AS FLAVOURING AND THE SEEDS AS SPICE AND MEDICINE
CUCUMBERS IN NUMBERS • PERFECT FOR SALADS OR DIPS, THESE FRESH-TASTING MINI-MELONS ARE QUICK AND EASY TO GROW
THE PURPLE PEOPLE EAT • CALL IT AUBERGINE OR BRINJAL OR MELANZANA, THE EGGPLANT HAS MANY NAMES AND COMES IN MANY COLOURS
THE MINI SQUASH • WHETHER YOU CALL IT ZUCCHINI OR COURGETTE, THIS VERSATILE CUCURBIT GROWS ANYWHERE AND FEATURES IN ALL THE WORLD’S CUISINES
WILD APPLES • MEDIUM-SIZED DECIDUOUS TREES WITH ATTRACTIVE FLOWERS AND SMALL FRUIT, CRABAPPLES CAN HELP POLLINATE APPLES
FORBIDDEN FRUIT • ADAM AND EVE WORE FIG LEAVES AND THE BUDDHA SAT UNDER AN ANCIENT FIG TREE — BUT THE FRUIT IS LEGENDARY AS WELL
HOW TO AERIAL LAYER A FIG
Cymbidium symphony • HARDY, ELEGANT AND LONG-FLOWERING, CYMBIDIUM ORCHIDS ARE GOOD FOR A RIOT OF COLOUR FOR MANY WEEKS
POTS OF goodness • LAST ISSUE WE BROUGHT YOU WINTER WARMERS; NOW IT’S TIME FOR SPRING DELIGHTS THAT LOOK GOOD IN CONTAINERS
UP AND OVER • NO SPACE? NO SHADE? WHATEVER THE SIZE OF YOUR PLACE, CLIMBING PASSIONFRUIT, GRAPES OR KIWIFRUIT PROVIDE BOTH FOOD AND SHELTER
Planning for slopes • IN EFFICIENT ENERGY PLANNING DESIGN, THE SLOPE OF THE LAND IS USED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY GRAVITY, MAKING THE SYSTEM MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT
The chicken and the egg • A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO CHOOSING WHICH HENS TO BREED FROM AND WHICH OF THEIR EGGS TO SET
THINGS TO DO IN SEPTEMBER • SPRING PUSHES EVEN THE MOST RELUCTANT GARDENER OUTSIDE TO...