Costa explores some underused native trees, screening plants, climbers and groundcovers suited to layered planting in urban ...

While plants can’t walk, they can certainly travel. Some species have travelled vast distances over millennia, moving by different and varied modes. Some found new habitats when the continent they ...

For Australia’s native guava, death came in the form of a fungus. Just 10 years ago, a virulent strain of the fungus Austropuccinia psidii arrived in New South Wales. First observed in Hawaii in 2005, ...

Many people think that gardening in Australia can be quite easy. However, there are many rules and restrictions that are ...

Australia is renowned for its biodiversity, and you might be surprised by the variety of native birds and wildlife sharing your neighbourhood, even if you are living in an urban area. There is a range ...

Some of the most serious threats to our forests do not arrive with smoke or headlines. They move quietly, through bark and ...