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.

Pilea peperomioides/Chinese money plant

With its iconic round leaves and vibrant green colour, the Chinese money plant (Pilea peperomioides) has become a...

Pineapples

Pineapples are an easy care tropical fruit, that will also grow in other frost-free climates around Australia too...

Plum Trees

Plum trees are productive fruit trees, ideally suited to growing in the average backyard or in a large pot. There are...

Poinsettia

Poinsettia is a Christmas favourite - their red and green colours are commonly used to bring festive cheer indoors over...

Pomegranate

Pomegranates (Punica granatum) are heat-loving trees, native to the Middle East, that grow well here in Australia. The...

Poppies

Poppies will bring a flush of colour into your spring garden with their frilly flowers. There are many different types...

Potatoes

Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are tubers that grow and form at the plant’s roots. Plants also produce flowering shoots...

Proteas

Proteas are sun-loving beauties originally from South Africa, that grow particularly well in our poor Australian soils...

Pumpkins

Delicious in pies, soups and stews and full of vitamins and minerals, pumpkins are a tasty autumn and winter treat...

Radish

Radishes are one of the easiest and speediest vegetable crops to grow! Perfect for the time poor or beginner gardener...

Ranunculus

Ranunculus (Ranunculus asiaticus) make the perfect spring and early summer cut flower. They grow from dormant corms...

Raspberries

What could be better than a bowl of sweet, fresh-picked raspberries in summer? These delicious fruits are easy to grow...

What to plant in August

What to plant?

Learn How to Grow Chillies in Simple Steps | Love The Garden

Chilli

How to grow potatoes

Potatoes

How to grow blueberries

Blueberries

How to grow strawberries | Love the Garden

Strawberries

How to grow raspberries

Raspberries

how to grow basil

Basil

Growing orchids

Orchids

How to grow roses

Roses

how to grow coriander

Coriander

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

Choko

Choko

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

An indoor Pilea, also known as a Chinese money plant, in a pot. 

Pilea peperomioides/Chinese money plant

Purple foxglove flowers in a green garden.

Foxgloves

A close-up shot of ripe and unripe cherry tomatoes hanging from the vine in a greenhouse.

Cherry Tomato

What to harvest?

How to grow potatoes

Potatoes

How to grow blueberries

Blueberries

how to grow peas

Peas

how to grow coriander

Coriander

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

Choko

Choko

Lemongrass small

Lemongrass

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

A close-up shot of ripe and unripe cherry tomatoes hanging from the vine in a greenhouse.

Cherry Tomato

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