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square meter gardening plans for summer
Prepare your summer harvest with 4 different planting plans for your square meter veggie patches.

a guide to mulch
With so many mulching options, find out which product is right for your garden with our simple guide to mulch.

agastache
Brighten up your garden from mid-summer to autumn with these beautiful, striking agastache.

apple harvest & pollinator chart
Apples will grow in a wide variety of climates and soils, and this chart shows pollinating options, plus harvest and storage times.

asparagus
Asparagus is a delicious perennial crop that tastes all the better when picked fresh from the garden. Best of all, growing asparagus is easy.

avocado chart
All Diggers Avocados can be grown in every capital city of Australia, except Canberra. This chart shows planting and harvest times for some key varieties.

bare root roses
It’s easy to grow beautiful roses in your garden. Learn the secret to planting roses.

bee friendly planting chart
There are many reasons to lay out the welcome mat for bees in your garden and it really is as easy as offering food, shelter and water throughout the year.

berry harvest times
This easy-to-read chart displays the harvest time for varieties of raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, strawberry and bramble berry.

blueberry pollinator & harvest chart
Both delicious and beautiful, Blueberries are the gift that keep on giving! with a large variety to choose from these delightful goodies are an essential for every garden.

bulb planting guide
For all you need to know about planting your favourite bulbs for maximum results, download The Diggers Club Bulb planting guide!

bushfire gardening
Plan and plant to reduce your risk or property loss during a bushfire

citrus selector tool and planting guide
All you need to know to select the right citrus and make sure it grows successfully.

companion planting chart
Secrets to successful companion planting

complete summer vegie patch collection
Complete Summer Vegie Patch Collection

diggers perennial border
Download our foolproof guide to creating your own perennial border, modelled off our garden design from the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show 2020

the secret to dividing perennials
Autumn is the ideal time to divide perennials as there is still enough warmth in the ground to get the divisions going before the chill of winter, as well as giving them a head start into spring.

easy heirlooms (autumn - winter)
This handy guide helps you plan and plant a productive autumn/winter vegie garden, to help you grow your own delicious winter heirloom vegetables in your backyard.

easy heirlooms (spring - summer)
Easy-to-follow garden bed plans for growing your own summer vegies

easy heirlooms (winter)
An easy garden plan to follow to grow your own winter vegies at home.

edible hedges
Hedging is a practical and beautiful way of screening for privacy, aesthetics, to create a microclimate or to separate areas into garden rooms

fast feast collection planting guide
Forget fast food and grow your own fast feast! This is a collection of our fastest growing cool season vegies and greens, suitable for sowing and growing this autumn.

fig & pollinator chart
Fig & Pollinator Chart

food forest
This handy guide sets out what to plant, when to plant and how many plants you need to grow your own delicious food forest!

garden mistakes to avoid
Gardening needs to be learnt by doing. Still here are eight common mistakes you don't need to make.

garden plan - lush summer combo 1
An easy plan to help you grow your own lush Summer garden.

garden plan - lush summer combo 2
An easy plan to help you grow your own lush Summer garden.

garden plan - lush summer combo 3
A few succulents and foliage plants that will make your summer garden feel lush.

Garden Plan - Perennials (Bold and Beautiful)

garden plan - perennials (bold and beautiful)
These bold and beautiful summer-flowering perennials flower at the same time, have the same water requirements, the same sun needs, and they complement each other in colour, height and form.

Garden Plan - Perennials (Classic Summer)

garden plan - perennials (classic summer)
Follow this plan to enjoy the beauty of a classic summer-flowering garden in just four months.

Garden Plan - Perennials (Cool Cottage Border)

garden plan - perennials (cool cottage border)
Create a summer-flowering Cool Cottage Border by mixing beautiful flowers with complementary foliage and form.

Garden Plan - Perennials (Wild and Natural)

garden plan - perennials (wild and natural)
This simple planting plan suggests a selection of wild, natural summer-flowering perennials you can plant to achieve a colourful garden that will look its best throughout the warmest months of the year.

garlic chart
Most Australian garlics belong to one of the garlic groups on this chart. Each group has its own flavour characteristics when raw, sautéed or roasted and varying heat and flavour intensity.

grasses
Grasses are invaluable in the garden, gifting almost year-round structure and interest. They serve as a backdrop to other plants and to soften the overall look but can also contribute autumn colour and dramatic seed-heads.

green manures
Growing a green manure crop is an easy, inexpensive and low maintenance way of improving the health of your soil.

growing from seed guide
One of the easiest and best ways to start a vegie garden - a little bit of seed goes a long way!

hardy annuals with penny woodward
Expert Penny Woodward shares her hardy annual selections for your ornamental garden.

how to do crop rotation
A simple four bed guide to crop rotation

how to make compost
Follow our easy step by step guide for composting gold.

how to sow seeds
Growing from seeds in one of the biggest joys of gardening and here at Diggers we encourage everyone to give it a go. Follow this simple plan for seed sowing success!

how to start a vegie patch
How to start a vegie patch

lavenders
Lavenders are excellent reliable plants for the beginner gardener. Their fragrance and flowers are well recognised and they can be easily clipped into low fragrant hedges. drought tolerant and forgiving they are are a good garden staple.

mulching
The secret to success with mulch in the vegie and flower gardens

penstemons
Penstemons provide flowers from late spring to early autumn making them one of the longest flowering summer perennials. Their flower stems are laden with tubular bells and colours range from deep blue to fiery red.

sedums
Sedums are tough plants that can be set to work in the hottest spots of your garden. Upright varieties will bring you abundant domed blooms whilst trailing sedums work as excellent ground covers.

seeds to sow in autumn
Planning for a bumper winter harvest? Browse our Autumn seed sowing guide for every temperature zone.

seeds to sow in spring
Find out what seeds to sow this spring.

seeds to sow in summer
Find out what seeds you should be sowing this summer.

seeds to sow in winter
Find out what seeds to sow this winter for every temperature zone.

strawberry runners
The secret to success with strawberry runners! Follow these easy steps to get your strawberries growing in a pot or bed.

terrariums
Terrariums create the ideal environment for growth, and are a great, cost-effective way to display small, indoor plants.

the secret to growing dahlias
Dahlias are stunning long-lived perennials. They are easy to grow and flower for an average of 6 months of the year!

the secret to growing garlic
The secret to growing Garlic

the secret to planting trees
Read our tips and tricks to ensure your success when planting trees.

The secret to planting your summer flower garden

the secret to planting your summer flower garden
The secret to planting your summer flower garden

tips for water saving
Download our tips and tricks to save water in your garden and promote healthy, thriving plants.

tomato taste test at home
Host your own tomato test at home with The Diggers Club

top tips for frost protection
Download our top 5 tips to protecting your plants and trees this frost season.

trees for small spaces
Choosing the right tree for your space can be daunting, but this guide gives you the info you need to simplify the process.

truffles
The secret to growing truffles, a delicacy that is the fruiting body of a fungus that lives symbiotically with the roots of an inoculated tree such as an oak or hazelnut.

veggie patch basics
Brush up on your basics for a beautiful and productive vegie garden and a bumper harvest.

watering success
Bill Bampton shares some wisdom on watering so you can succeed with your garden.

wildflowers
The secret to success with wildflowers! Follow these simple steps to establish a flower bed, or fill avoid in your garden, by sowing seeds of a wildflower mix.