Jane Canaway

Nature strip gardening can build community, filter pollution and create shade. But there are a few things to know before you start.

Proud of your indoor plant collection? Plant stylist Ryan Klewer how to really make them shine in your home.

Once you've kept one indoor plant alive, you might be tempted to buy more. Here are Australian indoor plants to consider.

Once you've kept one indoor plant alive, you might be tempted to buy more. Here are Australian indoor plants to consider.

Growing flowers in pots or in your garden can add colour and cheer to your home, especially in the colder months.

When it comes to growing new plants from kitchen scraps, how much is urban myth and what can you believe?

Indoor plants can be expensive but with some basic materials and know-how, you can grow them for free.

If you can't plant in the ground, you can still have a garden and you can do it on a budget. Learn how to make your own wicking bed.

Sharing the care of house or office plants can be fraught with problems — the key one being that the plant dies.

Yes, mistletoe is a parasitic plant, but it brings more benefits than harm in Australia's treetops and it can turn barren cityscapes into biodiversity hubs.

Going away over summer? Make sure your plants are still alive to greet you on your return.

Whether you live in a region with tough water restrictions or not, there are ways you can help your garden stay green in dry times.

A successful native garden is one where you’ve looked at your conditions and found plants to suit, not vice versa. Check out these tips before heading to the nursery.

Spring is when insects start laying eggs, so providing a cosy "hotel" for native bees can help boost local biodiversity, but you need to be prepared to run it, not just set and forget.

Ants may be small and annoying when they come into your house or attack your picnic, but they are hugely important to the larger environment.

Gardening Australia's Jane Canaway gives us the ground-up essentials for starting your own compost, including answers to all those questions you were too embarrassed to ask.

So you want to start planting a garden. To have lush, healthy greenery, there are some potential pitfalls you need to step around.

Perhaps the idea of reusing things has an image problem. If that's the case, upcycling is here to help.

When you're constantly exhausted, missing one salary and your primary concern is baby's welfare, it's all too easy for your best intentions to be sustainable to fly out the window. Here are some suggestions for maintaining your green credentials.

Want to fill your house with greenery but afraid you're cursed with a 'black thumb'? Here's a hardy dozen plants that can deal with all sorts of adversity and neglect.