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WHAT'S IN THE FEBRUARY ISSUE
SHADE SURVIVORS
Shade has a bad reputation with gardeners, who see it is an impossible place to grow plants. Wrong! There are many plants that thrive without lots of sun. There are also different types of shade from filtered shade to dry shade. Check out our top selections of shrubs, small trees, groundcovers, climbers and understorey plants to fit every shady situation.
SPACE SAVERS
If you have a tiny backyard and are struggling to fit in all the plants you’d like to grow plus other backyard necessities, we can help. We’ve gathered clever storage ideas for gardens. Plus, we show you new places to put your plants, such as on a roof, in a vertical garden, climbing up a screen to hide the bike shed or displaying them in tiers.
EDIBLE GARDEN
Celebrated cook, Maggie Beer is in the kitchen with crunchy home-grown cucumbers. As well as sharing a couple of mouth-watering recipes, she has advice on selecting the best varieties, planting to ensure success and choosing the best moment to pick. Plus, Jennifer Stackhouse explains how to grow a perfect tomato crop and deal with its pests and diseases.
WIN A TRIP TO NORFOLK ISLAND
We launch our 2012 Gardener of the Year competition with a great prize for the winner – a trip to Norfolk Island! If you or someone you know is passionate about gardening and has really transformed their garden, check out the competition on page 6 or download the entry form and start working on your entry. Plus, Adam Woodhams gives us a tour of the island's gardens.
GROWING WATER PLANTS
Millie Ross profiles top productive water plants to grow. These include sweet potato, taro, water chestnut, watercress and water spinach. And, of course, Millie has thrifty ideas for what to grow them in, including a bathtub, metal mop bucket or even an old sink.
WIN! WIN! WIN!
We have three Lotus Flower Water Features to give away, valued at $695 each. For details on how to enter, turn to page 83 of the February issue.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE • Visit a Barossa Valley property where the owners have salvaged old tools • Leonard Cronin profiles the red-necked wallaby • Take a trip around the gardener’s paradise that is Toowoomba • Find out how to deal with pests and diseases that affect eucalypts • Read Denis Crawford’s tale of a very determined wasp • Jackie French explores the special relationship between dogs and their human families
The February issue of ABC Gardening Australia magazine is out now. Available from ABC Shops, newsagencies, supermarkets or by subscription. Subscribe today on 1300 656 933.
JOIN OUR RECYCLING CHALLENGE
To download the recycling challenge form, click here
MORE ON SLUG AND SNAIL CONTROL
Recently, Jennifer Stackhouse spoke to organic gardener Penny Woodward about controlling snails without commercial baits. For more tips and advice from Penny Woodward have a look at the July/August issue of Organic Gardener magazine where Penny has outlined her snail offensive or track down any of her books such as Pest-Repellent Plants at www.pennywoodward.com.au
COLONEL LIGHT GARDENS
Our May 2011 issue our touring pages covered the garden suburb, Colonel Light Gardens. For more information, visit www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au
MORE INFORMATION
You may have heard the editor of ABC Gardening Australia magazine, Jennifer Stackhouse speaking about gardening on ABC radio. Here is some more information about some of the topics she has covered:
• The top 20 natives over the last 20 years.
• The Edible Balcony by Indira Naidoo (Lantern, $40) is available in bookstores. For more information, visit Penguin Books or Indira Naidoo's blog
• The New Organic Gardener by Tim Marshall (ABC Books, $55) is available in bookstores.
• How to look after a living Christmas tree.
• Creating an Australian Garden by Angus Stewart (Allen & Unwin, $50) is available in bookstores.
• You can read more about David Glenn's garden in our April issue. Lambley Nursery is at 'Burnside', Lesters Road, Ascot, Victoria. For more information, visit lambley.com.au
• Did you know that 1ha of willow uses about as much water as 17 average households in a year? In creeks, these willows may use about 20 megalitres of water per hectare in a year while native species such as river red gum only use about five megalitres. CSIRO is researching the impact of willows and their effects on river ecosystems. Visit csiro.au for more details.
JOSH BYRNE'S LANDSCAPE PLAN
Click here to download Josh Byrne's Landscape Concept Plan for the McLennan property featured in our November 2009 issue.
FACT SHEETS
Click here for Tips On Gardening For The Vision Impaired.
Click here for contact details of the organisations helping the Victorian fire-affected gardeners.
DIY
Click here to download the plans for Josh Byrne's story on how to build a chook pen. 'Backyard chooks', page 32, April 2009."
Click here to download Josh's detailed plan to create your own frog pond.
Click here to download the layout and design of Josh's frog pond.
WORLD OF NORFOLK competition winner
R Colombi, Bondi Junction, NSW.
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