Gardening

Gardening Australia experts share their tips and tricks for wet weather preparation and clean-up — and offer advice for creating a more resilient garden.

When Barbara Brennan was in prison her home was looted and she was evicted. Now she's helping other former inmates with the difficult transition back into the community.

Growing plants in jars of water works both indoors and outdoors and is a good option for small spaces. 

Rowing a giant pumpkin might seem like something from a nursery rhyme, but growing it? Mark Peacock is The Big Pumpkin grower and says it's less of a fairytale and more like a lesson in resilience. 

A weed-filled rental garden became a thriving field of flowers in this transformation by friends Beci Orpin and Jimmy Sing. 

Indoor plants can bring colour and life to a room, but yellowing leaves and sloping stems can be less inspiring. Experts say there are simple things you can do to help your plants stay vibrant and healthy.

If you are bitten by a large, black spider in Australia, the medical advice is to treat is as an emergency. However, not all such spiders are dangerous, with some often mistaken for the notorious funnel-web.

A group of "guerilla gardeners" have barricaded themselves in a community garden in response to the Queensland government's attempt to close the site due to contamination concerns.

Two people have died from a deadly soil-borne bacteria with authorities reporting higher-than-average rates in 2025 following heavy rain in northern Australia.

Hand-pollination of the pungent corpse flower results in hundreds of seeds that will be sent across the world to help preserve the endangered species.

More than 20,000 people have lined up to get a whiff of the rare flower which stinks like "chicken you've left out a little too long". 

The flower has been said to smell like rotting flesh, wet socks or hot cat food, and only stinks for 24 hours after blooming.

If the monsoon does not arrive by January 25, it will be the latest since records began. Farmer Mark Savina, who's seeing good growth in his sugar cane, certainly doesn't mind.

A small crew of people can power through jobs that would have taken days or even weeks on your own. Having a plan of attack is key.

More than a decade of teaching has taught Natalie Brock a thing or two, but her biggest life lesson has been to "do something you love". 

A lot of people want to swoop in early in the morning so they can enjoy the rest of the weekend basking in the glow of their freshly mowed lawn. But how early is too early to pull-start the motor?

Amid the chaos of motherhood and everyday life, two mums find solace and healing in their gardens.

An orchid weevil made its way into the Cairns Botanic Gardens undetected until plants began to show signs of distress, but by then almost the whole collection was infested.

Jasmine Waddington had envisioned her life revolving around sports before a medical condition greatly restricted her physical abilities at the age of 15. But she's found a new career path, thanks to her grandmother.

Converts say there's nothing like the smell of a real Christmas tree, and sustainability and cost concerns are prompting more people to choose them over plastic ones.