Arno's South East QLD Report

The days are starting to cool off and it's a very pleasant time to get stuck into the garden. Before you know it, the day has gone. We’ve been waiting patiently for the ‘wet’ to finally arrive and, and moisten the soil. Now that it’s started to rain, there has been a great surge of growth.

Autumn in Michael's Garden

My garden is very much a work in progress but there are a few nice semi-completed elements, and in autumn the skeleton of paths is temporarily fleshed out with perennial planting at its most voluminous.

How to: fix the lawn

Most warm-season grasses stop growing when the nights turn cold, allowing weeds to get a foothold while your attention has turned indoors. So now is the time to target terrors like bindii, wintergrass and dandelions and avoid seeding - and many years more weeding - before boosting growth for lush summer lawns.

How to: save your garden when off on holidays

We’re all going on a summer holiday - and the garden is staying behind! But with a little forward planning your garden can be just as lovely when you return as it was before you left.

In the Garden: February

Humidity in February is at it's summer peak. The garden will need a helping-hand to get through the next few weeks and into the cooler weather.

In the Garden: January

Clip, snip, mow and trim. It's time for the post festive clean-up in the garden

In The Subtropical Garden: August

Late winter can be a very productive time in the Subtropical garden. Our resident tropical garden expert Arno King has all the tips and tricks, jobs and things to watch out for this August in the subtropical north.

In The Subtropical Garden: February

Hot and steamy with the odd torrential downpour is the order of business for the subtropical garden. Our resident tropical garden expert Arno King has all the tips and tricks, and the best thinks to plant this February in the subtropical garden.

In The Subtropical Garden: June

Milder temps, light and infrequent rains and glorious sunshine is par for the course in the subtropical garden. Our resident tropical garden expert Arno King has all the tips and tricks, and the best thinks to plant this June in the subtropical garden.

In The Subtropical Garden: Spring

Things are heating up in the subtropical garden, and the humidity is just around the corner. Our resident tropical garden expert Arno King has all the tips and tricks, and the best thinks to plant this Spetember in the subtropical garden.

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It’s time to: Temperate Gardens in March

With the onset of cooler conditions we're planting, dividing and feeding up the autumn garden in March Elizabeth Swane has many more jobs for you to do now to get your temperate zone garden ready for Autumn

Its time to June

Shift the garden chairs into a winter suntrap and enjoy the sun on your back on crisp clear days.

Its Time To: April

It's time to: April

In the northern hemisphere Easter coincides with the rebirth of spring. Here in the sunny south, Easter is also about rejuvenation as we take a treasured opportunity for a few long days in the garden!

It's time to: April

Can’t wait to get into the garden? Here’s what to do with a few minutes or a lovely long day.

It's time to: April

Celebrate Easter in the garden by rejuvenating the pots on the terrace or blacony. Go mad for the rich colours of autumn.

It's time to: April

It's a busy month in the vegetable garden as summer produce makes way for cool season vegetables.

It's time to: April

Take a breath. Feel the earth sigh beneath your feet: it’s time to get back into the garden.

It's time to: August

Get ready, spring will be here before we know it. It's time to get the last of those last-minute winter jobs done

It's time to: August

Now is the best time to plant a carpet of wildflowers as winter retreats before the burst of spring’s energy.

It's time to: August

Last chance to move plants in the wrong spot. Spring is about to burst!

It's time to: August

Get busy! There's no time to rest. Here are our jobs for the season.

It's time to: August

The garden is waking after its winter rest: magnolias, snowdrops and jonquils are all opening.

It's time to: December

Jobs, chores, things to do. There's no rest for the wicked this month.

It's time to: December

Holiday season in the garden means more relaxing and less working. Ensure a comfortable seat in the shade and toast the year’s horticultural successes: great job!

It's time to: December

Summer is holiday time. For some of us that means more time in the garden, and for others it means none at all. If you’re holidaying away from home make sure someone picks the tomatoes and beans while you’re gone! As the jacarandas fade, the garden is washed with waves of native violets, hydrangeas and agapanthus, and saturated with shades of green. 

It's time to: December

It's party in the garden time - put up the umbrella, put away your tools and put up your feet!

It's time to: December

Don’t you love the sounds of summer! A stroll in the evening garden is accompanied by a cicada sing-along, then frogs take up the chorus as night falls.

It's Time To: February

Oh, the humidity! Spare yourself from the heat and head out into your garden early to get those jobs that won't wait.

It's time to: February

It's time to: February

Late summer gardens are lush with growth and heady with fragrance. Eat out to make the most of the evening perfumes of frangipani, brugmansia and night-flowering jasmine.

It's time to: February

There is no excuse for a dull garden this month with the happiest of summer’s annuals in full swing. We love sunflowers, zinnias, petunias and the old-fashioned cockscombs of celosia.

It's time to: February

Early morning watering is best for plants - and brings sweet relief for the waterer too.

It's time to: February

Take the radio out in the morning when you water the vegetables and tune in to the Garden Clinic Radio show on 2GB: we’ll keep each other company in the early hours of the weekend.

It's time to: January

Summer's here and it's time to tackle those January jobs.

It's time to: January

Considering strategies for better health and wellbeing this New Year? Put this resolution at the top of the list: spend more time in the garden!

It's time to: January

Gardeners might be seeking the shade, but the salvias and daylilies are still shrugging off the heat and blooming with abandon.

It's time to: January

Enjoy the sounds of summer - the thrum of cicadas, the bass bop of frogs and the thump of fireworks in the distance.

It's time to: January

Swap the work boots for thongs this month! It’s too hot for anything but lazing in the garden with a cool drink.