Meet: Dr Keith Hammett QSM, VMM

Keith Hammett has dedicated his life to plant breeding. If a Nobel Prize were awarded for this field, Keith would surely have it in the bag!

Meet: Don Schofield

A 'Master Gardener', shares his tips and tricks.

Meet: Rodney Dunn

Meet: Aubrey Knowles

Aubrey is celebrating his centenary year; his garden remains his enduring passion.

Meet: Tyler Howard

Winning a BBM Overseas Travel Scholarship* has changed Tyler’s life in more ways than he expected.

Meet: David Musker

Meet: Ash Walker

‘Born under a tree’ in rural NSW, this is the story of Ash Walker and his journey along an exciting career path.

Dr Peter Valder OAM

10.06.1928 - 28.02.2023
No one has made more of an impression on the Australian and global horticultural scene in the 20th and 21st centuries than Dr Peter Valder.

Meet: Criss Canning & David Glenn

Meet: Jac Semmler

Young, incredibly enthusiastic and passionate about plants... that’s Jac Semmler. Her new book, Super Bloom has taken her into the stratosphere.

Meet: Richard Walsh

Richard fell for roses when he bought his first home in 1967. He joined the Rose Society in 1972, and that was the start of his long journey with roses.

Meet: Tim Entwisle

After knowing Tim for over 20 years, I thought I knew him well, but his book reveals there is so much more to this alga-loving botanic gardens director.

Meet: Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas has been the voice and face of Yates for seven years; she answers our questions on her gardening inspirations.

Vale: Kathryn Stanley

We were shocked and saddened to hear the news that Kate passed away. Kate was a breath of fresh air in the Rose Society, full of ideas and enthusiasm to implement them.

Meet: Craig Scott

Meet: Maria Hitchcock OAM

Maria Hitchcock's work on the Wattle Emblem campaign in 1986 earned her the title 'The Wattle Lady'. Now, she sells rare and endangered native species to continue her ongoing endeavour to make people aware of the value of our indigenous flora.

My veggie patch

Let us introduce you to Lee Sullivan, an organic gardener who believes anyone can grow their own food. Here, she shares her cool season favourites.

Meet: Angus Stewart

Well known through his appearances on Gardening Australia, Angus Stewart has moved to Tasmania where he is experimenting and hybridising new and even better kangaroo paws.

Meet: Colleen Southwell

Chantecler

Surrounded by dramatic snow-covered mountains and nestled into a sheltered Wakatipu Basin in Central Otago, near Queenstown in southern New Zealand, you’ll find Mike Henry’s garden, Chantecler.

Meet: Paula Benneian

La vie en rose

Delight in the magic of Walter and Kay Duncan’s dreamy landscape, The Heritage Garden, in Clare Valley, South Australia.

Meet: Jimmy Turner

Jimmy Turner’s career has taken him from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, to Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, The Netherlands and now, Brisbane. With an obvious passion for plants, what’s next for this global gardener?

Meet: Phillip Johnson

The first and only Australian to win both a Gold Medal and Best in Show at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show. And best of all, his 2013 award-winning garden is finally coming home. 

Blooms and Brushstrokes

In their floral history of Australian art, mother and daughter team Peneloep and Tansy Curtin uncover the stories behind some of our favourite floral artworks.

Meet: Dominic Wong

Delicious: Lentil’s summer breakfast bowl

Breakfast eggs get a super-fresh makeover in this dish from ‘The Village’ by Matt and Lentil from Grown and Gathered.

Dreaming of flowers

Imagine this: you and a friend grow cut flowers on an old Oxfordshire estate and in your spare time restore and design walled gardens. Welcome to the world of Henrietta Courtauld and Bridget Elworthy, aka The Land Gardeners. Meet them in this extract from their new book The Land Gardeners: Cut Flowers.

Eryldene: The Professor and the Camellia

Jane Garling explains why E.G. Waterhouse had such a massive influence on Australian gardens.

George Forrest: the plant world's Indiana Jones

When we pick up a few plants at the local garden centre, we rarely give a thought to the brave adventurers who risked their lives to collect the plants from the wild hundreds of years ago.

In my garden: Hillandale

Sarah Ryan’s garden reaches a peak in autumn when the perennial border is at luscious full volume and the mature trees that nestle up to the old farmhouse throw fiery reflections into the lake. Here she tells us what she’s up to in this busy season.

In my kitchen garden: Camden, NSW

Mickey Robertson’s kitchen garden at Glenmore House is as beautiful as it is productive, experimental and instructive.

La Vie En Rose

The charms of French country living inspired Marian Somes to create her own version at her beautiful garden Picardy in the Gippsland hills.

Meet Anna van der Gardner

Meet Anna van der Gardner

Resident (and gardener), Bronte House

The gardens at Bronte House have been an inspiration to Sydney gardners for decades.

Meet Chris Cuddy

Perenialle Plants is a mail-order nursery for tough plants, but you can also drop in. Don’t miss the chance if you are in the Canowindra area. As well as the plants, there’s an inspiring garden and lovely little shop full of artisan-made house and garden desirables.

Meet Claire Bickle

Meet Claire Bickle, Garden Clinic's newest expert. Claire Bickle writes, talks and lives horticulture and sustainability. An expert on subtropical gardening, she’s also a self-confessed ‘poultry tragic’ and the Garden Clinic go-to for advice on backyard birds. Claire will be running a Jump Into Spring Class at this years Brisbane International Garden Show. Book now and come join in the fun.

Meet Daryl Jones, Bird feeder

Millions of people around the world feed birds in their garden, which is not necessarily a good thing, as Professor Daryl Jones explains in his new book The Birds at My Table.

Meet Dave Gray: Head gardener, Everglades

For the last two years Dave Gray has been head gardener at Everglades, a National Trust property in Leura, designed and built through the 1930s by Paul Sorensen.

Meet David Mabberley, Botanist and Author

Sydney Parkinson made hundreds of sketches and watercolours for Joseph Banks on board the Endeavour on Captain Cook’s first journey. More than 200 years later they have finally been printed in colour as Joseph Banks’ Florilegium. Professor David Mabberley chose the prints and wrote the text.

Meet Dr Kate Neale, garden-health researcher

What are the therapeutic benefits of gardening in social housing, preschools, schools, health services and aged care? Dr Kate Neale from Southern Cross University is keen to find out, starting with KindyGarden, a program aimed at getting 3-5 year olds growing food.