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September 2008 Issue

SEPTEMBER ISSUE

  • Free tomato seeds: get heirloom ‘Grosse Lisse’ seeds with this issue
  • Go organic: expert tips on the best organic vegie growing products to buy
  • Pets & their allergies: learn the risk factors and how to prevent them
  • Spring planting special: how to plant your garden for months of colour

 

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In the Garden

Free tomato seeds!

Attached to the front cover of the September issue, a free packet of heirloom ‘Grosse Lisse’ tomato seeds

Go organic

Our handy shopper’s guide to the best organic vegie-growing products to buy at your local garden centre

Hands on

Don Burke shows how to create a country-style mini kitchen garden in some old timber boxes

Heirloom vegie seeds

Where to find those wonderful old-fashioned varieties of vegetables that look great and taste even better

Months of colour

Plant ourt fabulous collection of flowers and you’ll have a summer of flowering colour that never ends

Plant profile – fuchsias

Much tougher and more versatile than you might think, fuchsias are well worth a look

Tomatoes

Geoffrey Burnie’s tips on how to sow seeds and raise a crop of delicious home-grown tomatoes

Crab-apples

Peter Valder picks the best crab-apple varieties for fruit or for blossoms

Flying colours

This lush garden has survived the drought, then floods of rain, with flying colours

Garden travel – USA

Visit the USA in ‘Fall’ and see a glorious autumn shows and superb pumpkin patches

In your climate

Jobs to do in your garden from our around Australia and NZ team

Jim Fogarty

Garden design tips on how to use the sunshine for comfort all-year-round

Pets & Lifestyle

Healthy snacking

Rosemary Stanton’s tips on how to avoid piling on the pounds when you feel like a snack

Pets’ allergies

Vet Chris Brown’s tips on preventing itchy, scratchy & sneezy allergies in your pets

Smooth transitions

Clever design ideas to improve the flow between your indoor-outdoor areas

Backyard wildlife: foxes

Naturalist Martyn Robinson says foxes are more common in our cities!

Eco Living

New guides to sustainable living for renovators, plus a water-saver’s Expo in Melbourne

Father’s Day gifts

Shopping for gifts for the lord and master of your backyard

Kids’ pages

Daniel Webb shares his passion for orchids and growing delicious vegies

Nutrition advise

Rosemary Stanton answers readers’ questions on nutrition

Outdoor pizzazz

Great looking outdoor furniture options that everyone can afford

This month's crossword

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