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.

Taro

Taro is a staple crop in many pacific countries that produces an edible white tuber beneath the ground. The starchy taro...

Thyme

Thyme is a classic and flavourful, long lived herb used in many French, Italian, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes...

Tomatoes

Nothing beats the taste of your own home-grown tomatoes, freshly picked and warm from the summer sun. Slice them into a...

Tractor Seat Plant

Tractor Seat (Ligularia dentata reniformis) gets its name from its dark green, glossy tractor seat shaped leaves. You...

Tradescantia

Spiderwort (Tradescantia zebrina) is an easy-to-grow, trailing plant with multi-coloured green/purple leaves for real...

Tulips

Tulips are spring flowering bulbs that love climates with cooler winters. However, if your winters are milder in...

Turmeric

Turmeric is bright yellow, pungent spice, native to the monsoon rainforests of Asia, that you can easily grow in your...

Turnip

Turnip are a fast and easy to grow root crop that’s related to other broccoli, cabbage and other brassicas. Although...

Umbrella Tree

Umbrella Trees (Schefflera actinophylla) might not protect you from the rain, but their dark green, whorled leaves will...

Waratah

Waratah (Telopea species) are Australian native plants loved for their large flowers that come in a range of colours...

Watercress

Watercress is a peppery, nutrient-rich leafy green that’s delicious on sandwiches and in salads. It’s easy to grow in...

Watermelon

Watermelons grow on sprawling vines during the warmest months of the year in Australia. These sun-loving plants can be...

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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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