Discover how to grow vegetables, herbs and flowers in containers, even with limited space or mobility challenges. Learn ...

Once you have your list of vegetables you want to grow, start laying out the garden. Vegetables that produce fruit we eat, like tomatoes, peppers and squash, produce best when grown in full sun. Root ...

Ground cover plants are a great addition to any garden, but they're especially useful in vegetable gardens. "Ground covers ...

Imagine a pumpkin so big that it could fit a whole Halloween party. This is exactly what twin brothers Ian and Stuart Paton, lifelong growers from Hampshire, have done. Their gigantic pumpkin, ...

Perennial crops put food on the table year after year. It is a joy to gather kale from the kitchen garden, to cut the first ...

Ridge gourd, or turai, is another excellent choice for planting. Direct sowing works best in warm soil, and providing a trellis encourages healthy vine growth. Picking the gourds while tender improves ...

A 2025 Swinburne University of Technology report with Botanic Gardens of Sydney finds 94 per cent of Australians over 50 say ...