Spring is in full swing, it is such an inspiring time to get out in the garden and also out and about in nature, though not so great for all the drought affected people at the moment - hoping there will be good steady rains for them soon. Bush walking and gardening...

I had a fantastic time speaking at Bess Flowers in Paddington a few weeks ago, surrounded by stunning native flowers and great company! I spoke about growing natives in urban settings, as Bess had a lot of customers who had asked about growing Australian plants in...

Deep (Long Stem) Planting In Action This month, I want to show you what I think are some inspiring ways to mitigate climate change, whilst also growing beautiful native plants. With the planet in a more critical state than ever, planting trees and shrubs is a...

The Worm Lab Onion Experiment My informal composting and worm lab has been a busy place these past few months! During the month of June, I put onion to the test in a few of my worm farms to try to bust the myth that worms hate onion in a more graphic way for those who...

Mad About Dirt: What a fun weekend event this was, starting at Narara Valley high school on the Central Coast NSW and then heading to Narara Eco Village for the afternoon session and a more in depth session on Sunday. The weekend was dedicated to dirt and learning...

Creating an Australian Native Garden Using Tube Stock Have a look at this garden, which is being purposefully created to be a refuge for smaller birds, away from the larger more aggressive birds that also frequent their garden. A habitat within a habitat! It was a...

Kangaroo Paw Makeover -Going From Drab To Fab In Five Minutes Kangaroo Paws are a magnificent addition to any Australian garden. They come in many different varieties, sizes and colours. Their dense foliage and unique...

In light of recent articles about the rapid decline of insect numbers, I’d like to take the opportunity in this month's newsletter to look at practical ways we can personally help. There are many things we can do on an individual level, whether you live in a terrace...

It's been a busy Spring for me, so apologies that there have been no newsletters for a while. I've been working away on plans for my property, plenty of horticultural therapy in my garden and out bushwalking, and on some exciting projects I look forward to sharing...

Winter Frost Going from the warmth of the top end of Australia on my last tour, and now being back in crisp and cool Tasmania, I was sent this question which seemed appropriate as I went from t-shirts to jumpers and jackets:  Q- I have a small kangaroo paw which has...

Using Native Plants in Place Of Exotics I love exploring creative ways to use Australian native plants in place of exotics. Working on ideas for my new plot down in Tasmania is proving to be an exciting opportunity to experiment with garden design in a different...

Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2018 It is always fun to visit Australia's most impressive gardening event and this year my attention was captured by the fabulous 'Avenue of Achievable Gardens'. These are small display gardens designed by up and coming...

My Grandmother, and how I came to love native plants It is with great pride that I am introducing something very special to me to Gardening with Angus. My original inspiration in Australian plants was my maternal grandmother, a wildflower artist who had the unlikely...

Wishing you a fabulous festive season.... I really want to thank each and every one of you that have taken an interest in the Gardening with Angus journey. It has been a big year for me with my retirement from Gardening Australia and 25 years of gardening talkback on...

The first copies of Grow Your Own- How To Be An Urban Farmer After a long gestation period all the hard work has paid off and my latest horticultural foray is here, so I'm pleased to be able to offer them to my newsletter...

Depending on where you are in this vast continent, the sap is stirring and plants are either out of or starting to come out of their winter hibernation. As such we thought it would be a good time to talk about planting, and as we continue to be encouraged by how many...

Wedding bells When my eldest daughter Sarah became engaged, one of her requests for her wedding was that she wanted Australian flowers, and particularly ones that I had bred. Of course I was delighted to put my hand...

Farewell To Gardening Australia I have been very touched by the many messages I received after my last story on Gardening Australia. I also made the decision that I would finish my 25 year stint with ABC radio in Sydney answering gardening Qand A at the same time,...

Having a devil of a time in Tasmania One of the more wonderful things about my move to Tasmania is that I am in much closer contact with my old mates Peter Cundall and Tino Carnevale. I have long known that I share an April Fool's birthday with Peter, but had not...

Tasmania - Feel the serenity Thank you for all the nice emails after my last newsletter about my sea/tree/E-change to my new home in Tasmania. One of the factors in my decision to migrate south was climate...