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May 2008 Issue

MAY ISSUE

  • Roses for noses: our sniff test picks a winner
  • New citrus varieties: new hybrids, plus finger limes
  • Problems neighbours: know your legal rights
  • Sporty pets: best dog breeds for active people

 

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In the Garden

Best perfumed roses

Our expert panel of rose sniffers pick the very best fragrant rose

Know your rights

Our new series looks at your legal rights, and your neighbour’s as well

Mediterranean plants

Now is the ideal time to start planting out a garden of Mediterranean plants

New citrus

Exciting new varieties of citrus, including native citrus hybrids and Splizters

Warm Aussie autumns

Four great planting plans to produce an autumn show of flowers

Winter vegies

How to get winter vegies going, growing garlic, plus lots of garden jobs to do

Autumn rambles

The best places to see glorious autumn foliage, all around Australia

In your climate

Jobs to do in your backyard from our expert team across Australia and NZ

Jim Fogarty

Design ideas for creating, planting out and using shade in your backyard

Kids’ pages

Grades 5/6 at Meringandan State School in Qld are our May issue editors

Kitchen garden

Add some tropical tang to your garden with pineapples and passionfruit

Waterwise triumph

Created during the long drought, this garden copes with anything

Pets & Lifestyle

Outdoor heating

Extend your outdoor living season with a modern outdoor heater

Sporty pets

Chris Brown has plenty of practical tips for owners of active dog breeds

Peter Valder

The delicious Chinese cabbages are one of the best backyard vegies

Backyard wildlife

Naturalist Martyn Robinson profiles some very slimy, wormy characters

Eco living

Eco news, plus Don Burke looks at the ‘new bush’ in our cities and suburbs

Monet’s garden

Don Burke says this is one of the greatest works of art in the world

Rosemary Stanton

Get top nutritional value from your food shopping dollar

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