Gardening Australia – May 2019

ARDEN More than 50 jobs to do in your action planner mon in  e M AY ...

GARDENING AUSTRALIA MAY 2019 61 TEXT JUDY HORTON PHOTOS GAP PHOTOS/VICTORIA FIRMSTON, ISTOCK YOUR PLANNER I’s time to... Mow an ...

62 MAY 2019 GARDENING AUSTRALIA PHOTOS ISTOCK Wrapwatertimersandanyother gardenfittingstoprotectthemfrom thecoldinfrostyareas Sp ...

GARDENING AUSTRALIA MAY 2019 63 sow & plant... artichoke l l l l asian greens l l l l l asparagus crowns l l l l ...

PHOTOS ISTOCK, KIM TRANTER/LAWNSOLUTIONSAUSTRALIA.COM.AU, PHIL DUDMAN TOPJOB Plantalycheetree(above)inasunny,shelteredspot,but h ...

Yellow aphids Be on the alert for clusters of bright, golden-coloured aphids on the stems of mandevillas, allamandas, oleanders, ...

Edible garden Handwaterseedlingsgentlyfora fewdaystohelpthemsettlein(above) Grownewtreeonionplantsfromthe bulbilsthatformattheto ...

T FRITH/ACORN PHOTO, ISTOCK, VIRGINIA CUMMINS Wilting pansies It’s disappointing when you plant a bed or row of pansies, only to ...

STEPBYSTEP 4 Gymea lily (Doryanthes excelsa) is a truly iconic Australian native plant, with large clumps of glossy leaves and ...

GARDENINGAUSTRALIA MAY 2019 69 PHOTOS PHOTOGRAPHY BY NATSKY, ALAMY YOUR PLANNER ...

Step one: Tell us about your hearing Head to blameysaunders.com.au to take the free online hearing test. It’s clinically validat ...

GARDENING AUSTRALIA MAY 2019 71 IN THEPATCH Horticultural editor and devoted food grower PHIL DUDMAN shows you what to plant, pi ...

Cabbagesthriveincoolconditions,soif youareinthenorth,thisisyourprime plantingtime.Youcanplantthemnowin southernareas,too,butifyo ...

GARDENING AUSTRALIA MAY 2019 73 SILVERBEET Silverbeet, also known as chard or Swiss chard, is such a handy vegetable – you can u ...

Broadbeansareasure-firecropforadelicious winter/springharvest,writesPHILDUDMAN, andin mostplaces,autumnisplantingtime appeal B r ...

GARDENING AUSTRALIA MAY 2019 75 CLOCKWISE FROM MAIN Tall broad bean plants with long pods are the toughest varieties; broad bean ...

76 MAY 2019 GARDENING AUSTRALIA WHYDIDN’TMY SEEDSSPROUT? Youputinsomeseeds,youwatered, youwaited...butnothingcameup. Poorseedger ...

GARDENING AUSTRALIA MAY 2019 77 IN THE PATCH STEP-BY-STEP HOW TODIVIDE CHIVES Autumn is a good time to split up any crowded clum ...

I ’velearnttobealazygardener. Iembraceuntidiness.I’mwildingthe edgesofmygarden,pilingupcuttings, clippingsanddeadbranches.Imulch ...

GARDENING AUSTRALIA MAY 2019 79 BACKYARD VISITORS Len gardens in the Northern Rivers, New South Wales Y ourrosesareplantedandthe ...