The Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney

Oh My Garden! Gardening guide

Blooming with useful tips and hacks, Oh My Garden! is your seasonal guide for a bit of botanic magic.

Pink and yellow paper daisies at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

Gardening guide

At the Botanic Gardens of Sydney, we adore it when people comment on the fantastic flora planted and maintained by our very clever horticulture team.

The only thing we love more is sharing how we do it. Oh My Garden! is our way of seeding the tips and tricks that keep the Gardens bright, beautiful and healthy, so all gardeners can marvel at their own patch too.

Pink flowering gum blossoms

Summer gardening ideas

Embrace your summer garden! In this issue:

  • Plant inspiration with natives, ornamentals, edibles
  • Native houseplants: top picks for indoor Aussies
  • Top tomato tips: Keep your tommies disease-free and bountiful.
  • Learn how to grow and cook with Warrigal Greens.
  • How to get the wildflower meadow look.

Spring gardening ideas

In this issue:

  • Plant inspiration with natives, ornamentals, edibles.
  • Garden hacks for saving veggie seeds, tackling snails and slugs, plus a DIY propagation project.
  • Tips on attracting small birds to your garden.
  • A ‘spotlight’ on speckled and spotted indoor plants.
  • Learn how to grow and cook with lemon myrtle.
  • Six end-of-winter tasks for your garden.

What does your garden grow?

Oh My Garden! is for all gardeners, from first-time seed sewer to experienced landscaper. Share your proud gardening pics using #botanicsydney on Instagram and Twitter, and you might just see it in a future issue of Oh My Garden!