Gardening

Be inspired and feel confident to become the best plant parent you can be. In this gardening section, you’ll find practical plant care tips to help your outdoors thrive. From balconies and courtyards to full-sized backyards.

Style Curator is a leading Australian interiors blog helping over 100,000 readers each month. Our tips and tricks help you create a home you’ll love, inside and out. Founded by Interior Designer Gina Beschorner, the site covers all aspects of the home. After starting out with a bit of a black thumb herself, Gina now shares the plant tips and tricks that helped her keep both indoor plants and her garden alive (and thriving).

Here you’ll find some of our most popular gardening articles. Stay on top of your outdoor space with our seasonal gardening guides. They cover what to do in summer, autumn, spring or winter. From maintenance jobs to what to plant and when.

If you’re ready to level up your outdoor space, explore our advice on how to landscape your garden. Popular reads include how to choose the right mulch, common landscaping mistakes to avoid and our five-step guide to selecting trees for your garden.

Browse image round-ups of contained, cosy and private gardens or take a tour through outdoor spaces from beautiful real homes.

Explore articles on the most popular indoor plants right now, plants that thrive in low-light homes and our guide to 12 reasons why you’re killing your indoor plants (and how to fix it).

Get our beginner-friendly guides on how to start a veggie patch, grow herbs in pots and get started with composting to reduce waste and feed your garden naturally.
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