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Make a dazzling winter garden

Tidy up the garden in the autumn so it will start winter off looking fit - the cold weather doesn't have to mean a drab yard.

Use Autumn to create a healthy garden

Autumn is a busy time in the garden - cleaning up after summer and then doing the chores to prepare for winter and planning ahead for spring.

Designing small gardens for big results

Even the smallest spaces can be made to appear larger with a few plant design tricks that fool the eye.

Time to transplant trees and shrubs

Plants won't reach their full potential until they're placed in an environment to which they're better suited, and now's the time to make the move.

How to divide perennial plants

Most perennials tolerate division most any time of the year, but doing it at the wrong time can leave you with tattered-looking plants you'll have to coax along.

Save seeds to help plants live on

Autumn is a good time to save seeds from garden flowers and vegetables and sharing them with other gardeners preserves and propagates favourite plants.

It's time to prepare lawn for next summer

Now is the time to invest the most effort to get your lawn ready for the stress of the upcoming months and the heat of next summer.

Keeping your garden alive during the drought

The country is experiencing its worst drought in 30 years, but there are a few simple thing you can do to help it survive — here are some tips.

An autumn garden clean up

Get outside now, before it's too cold, wet and ugly to fossick about amongst the greenery. Here's what you should be doing in your autumn garden clean up.

Organic uses for autumn leaves

Make good use of the fallen leaves in your garden by turning them into leaf mould.

Autumn gardening can yield hearty crops

It's time to tidy up the garden and start planted an autumn crop with vegies such as cabbage, broccoli and spinach.

March gardening calendar

Our gardening calendar gives a checklist of tasks to do for each month so you can plan your garden. Find out what you should be doing in your garden in March.