| ORGANICS FOR BEGINNERS Want to grow organic food in your backyard but don't know where to start?
Organics for Beginners, the latest in the acclaimed ABC Organic Gardener Essential Guide series, has the answers.
Let experts Peter Cundall, Jerry Coleby-Williams, Phil Dudman and Penny Woodward show you how to start a vegie patch, make great compost, save seeds, improve your soil, tackle pests and diseases without chemicals, create a backyard orchard and more.
Organics for Beginners features the in-depth information, inspiring photography and stunning design that are the hallmarks of the ABC Organic Gardener magazine and Essential Guide series.
ABC Organics for Beginners - available from Organic Gardener Website, newsagents, ABC Shops, Centres and Online |
| It's that time of year again and the search is on for Australia's best gardeners. Due to the overwhelming response and calibre of entries in recent years, we've decided to introduce Young Gardener of the Year and Community Garden of the Year categories to the competition.
Our panel of expert judges will select two finalists for each category from the entries received, then ask you to help us choose the three winners.
For now, though, we need your nominations. If you think you or someone you know is worthy of a golden spade, we'd love to hear from you!
Gardener of the Year The Gardener of the Year is awarded to someone who's passionate about gardening and continues to set the benchmark in gardening practice. Nominated gardens are judged on design, plant choice, sustainable features and maintenance.
Young Gardener of the Year New to the competition this year, the Young Gardener of the Year category is open to passionate gardeners aged five to 20 years who illustrate passion and enthusiasm for gardening. They will show a fundamental understanding of growing plants, garden design, sustainability, plant choice or how to create habitat within their garden.
Community Garden of the Year Our other new category, Community Garden of the Year, is for an exemplary garden that's made, and continues to make, a difference to the lives of others. Whether it's for children, seniors, hospital patients and staff, or just the means of bringing people in the neighbourhood together, the winning entry will be a garden that has a resoundingly positive impact on the lives of people around and within it.
For information on prizes and to download the entry form, click here |
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