Growing guides

Want to know how to grow your favourite plants? Check out our growing guides below! You'll find the tips and tricks you need to grow everything from herbs and veggies to fruit and flowers.

Dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia (Dieffenbachia spp.), also known as Dumb Cane or Leopard Lily, are fast-growing tropical plants popular as...

Dill

Dill is a herb with a strong, aromatic flavour that’s commonly paired with fish, white meats, cream cheese, eggs and...

Dragon Fruit

Dragon fruit grows on a climbing cactus that produces stunning white flowers in summer. These flowers develop into pink...

Dragon Tail

Dragon Tail ( Epipremnum pinnatum) is a popular Australian native, mostly grown as an indoor plant. In the wild, it...

Eggplant

Eggplants are a heat-loving, productive and home garden-friendly crop to grow. They love a full sun spot and will...

English Ivy

English Ivy (Hedera helix) is a fast growing, creeping vine that is a serious environmental weed in many parts of...

Everlasting Daisies

Everlasting Daisies (Xerochrysum bracteatum) are a colourful Australian native daisy often called Strawflowers or Paper...

Fennel

Fennel or Florence Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare dulce) produces crisp white bulbs, topped with fern like fronds - all...

Fiddle Leaf Figs

With their lush, upright stature and huge, glossy leaves, the Fiddle Leaf Fig ( Ficus lyrata) is one of the most popular...

Fig Trees

Fig trees originate from the Mediterranean where the summers are hot and dry, and winters cool - so they happily grow in...

Forget Me Nots

Forget Me Nots produce dainty pale blue, pale pink or mauve flowers in spring and summer. These pretty low growing...

Fuchsia

Fuchsia plants produce delicate and colourful hanging flowers that look like twirling ballerinas in spring, summer and...

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How to grow raspberries

Raspberries

Growing orchids

Orchids

How to grow roses

Roses

How To Grow & Care For Kikuyu Lawn

Kikuyu Grass

African Violet

African Violet

Bromeliad

Bromeliads

How to grow & care for asparagus

Asparagus

How to grow & care for broccoli

Broccoli

How to grow & care for cherry trees

Cherries

How to grow & care for rhubarb

Rhubarb

Snake Plant

Snake Plants

How to grow spinach

Spinach

How to grow & care for apple trees

Apple

How to grow & care for cabbage

Cabbage

How to grow & care for lavender

Lavender

A pile of avocados with one on top cut in half.

Avocado

Bunch of Beetroot

Beetroot

Watercress plant

Watercress

Harvesting Blackberries

Blackberries

Growing almond

Almond Tree

Growing grapes

Grapes

Growing Leeks

Leeks

bougainvillea

Bougainvillea

Globe Artichoke small

Globe artichokes

Magnolia

Magnolia

Azalea small

Azalea

Fig Tree

Fig Trees

Lilies

Lilies

Mango

Mango

Persimmon

Persimmon

Pineapples

Pineapples

Shallots

Shallots

Lettuce

Lettuce

How to grow small Okra

Okra

How to grow hydrangeas

Hydrangea

Birds of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

How to grow Lychee

Lychee

poinsettia

Poinsettia

dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia

Boston Fern

Boston Fern

Begonias

Begonias

Kentia Palm

Kentia Palm

Lilly Pilly

Lilly Pilly

Mulberry

Mulberry

Rhododendron

Rhododendron

Snow peas

Snow Peas

Turnips

Turnip

bottlebrush

Bottlebrush

Waratah

Waratah

Pear

Pear Trees

Weeping fig

Weeping Fig

Kiwifruit

Kiwifruit

Gooseberry

Gooseberries

plum

Plum Trees

ranunculus

Ranunculus

English Ivy

English Ivy

Fuchsia

Fuchsia

Mustard Greens

Mustard greens

Microgreens

Microgreens

pomegranate

Pomegranate

What to harvest?

How to grow potatoes

Potatoes

How to grow blueberries

Blueberries

how to grow peas

Peas

How to grow & care for cauliflower

Cauliflower

How to grow & care for broccoli

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts

How to grow spinach

Spinach

How to grow kale

Kale

How to grow & care for cabbage

Cabbage

How to grow & care for silverbeet

Silverbeet

How to grow & care for lavender

Lavender

A pile of avocados with one on top cut in half.

Avocado

Bunch of Beetroot

Beetroot

Celery

Celery

Watercress plant

Watercress

Turmeric in a bowl

Turmeric

Chives

Chives

grow radishes

Radish

Growing Leeks

Leeks

Azalea small

Azalea

Dill

Dill

Horseradish

Horseradish

Mint

Mint

Oregano

Oregano

Parsnip

Parsnip

Sage

Sage

Thymes

Thyme

How to grow small Okra

Okra

Snapdragons

Snapdragons

Paw Paw

Paw Paw

Lemon Tree

Lemon Trees

Mustard Greens

Mustard greens

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