Gardening

Intent on growing native orchids, the author finds the only club that she wants to have her as a member.

The cold of late autumn can make it difficult to tend neglected gardens, but a fortifying nip can get you out improving the soil and installing seedlings.

Summer may not be the most agreeable season to toil in the garden, but a little bit of labour now can bring good results down the track.

With the Bureau of Meteorology declaring El Niño over, the time is ripe for gardeners to replant.

With El Niño conditions on the way, gardeners wishing to defy the odds need to prioritise and get waterwise.

Their claim to being true berries is curiously spurious but, when homegrown, raspberries and strawberries leave other summer treats in the shade.

To keep the peace in any garden, you must be unafraid to let slip the dogs – and shovels – of war.

When it comes to being a great green, the brassica family of cauliflower and kale does it easy.

Gardening half-truths go back at least to Joseph Banks, but his more noble legacy is our love of exotic plants.

Why spend a fortune on herbs at the supermarket only to watch them decay in your crisper drawer? Get hooked on growing your own.