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Design a garden where food production and aesthetic beauty coexist — fruit trees as shade trees, herbs as groundc...
The first decisions made when establishing a backyard orchard — variety selection, rootstock choice, and site pre...
A backyard food forest combines fruit trees, shrubs, herbs, and ground covers in a self-sustaining system. Learn de...
Dwarf citrus, figs, blueberries, and olives all grow beautifully in large containers in Australian gardens. Learn p...
Grow your own fruit trees economically — from propagating your own rootstocks to bare-root sourcing, budget growi...
Learn the three most practical grafting techniques for home orchardists — cleft graft, chip bud, and whip-and-ton...
Discover extraordinary heritage apple varieties that outperform supermarket apples in flavour — and how to choose...
Master the ancient art of flat-trained fruit trees — espalier, fan, cordon, and step-over forms for walls, fences...
The fig is one of the most beautiful and productive fruit trees for the Australian garden, requiring minimal care o...
Lemon trees are the most popular home garden citrus in Australia — here is how to grow them successfully and harv...
Avocados are increasingly popular in Australian home gardens — here is how to succeed, from variety selection to ...
The idea of harvesting fresh fruit from a tree growing in a pot on your balcony or courtyard is not as fanciful as ...
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