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Welcome to Successful Gardening

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Successful Gardening with Annette McFarlane introduces readers to the fundamental principles of organic gardening. It provides information on organic pest control methods, helps you to identify pests through pictures and suggests organic remedies to solve common gardening problems. Check my Events, Meet and Greet page to see what's on in and around Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Radio listeners throughout south east Queensland can hear me each Saturday morning between 6.00am and 7.00am during Gardening Talkback on ABC Radio 612 4QR. For more details go to Events, Meet and Greet. I write gardening columns for the Sunday Mail and contribute feature articles to Gardening Australia’s Organic Gardener Magazine. You can also read my regional garden column in quarterly editions of Your Garden Magazine and each month in Burke's Backyard magazine. I also make occasional appearances on the popular Channel Nine Extra program.

This website does not accept paid advertisements and you cannot buy anything directly from this site. Any tools, gardening products or books mentioned on this site are identified in the hope that they may help you in your gardening pursuits. These items are available from a variety of outlets, but some suppliers have been identified for your convenience. Images on this website have been supplied by Seeing Green Horticultural Library http://www.seeinggreen.com.au

Enjoy visiting the website? Bookmark now, and revisit again soon.

In My Garden

People often ask me what my garden is like. Here's a quick overview of the types of plants I grow. I love productive plants and have included the names of a few varieties that grow well for me, as well as some hardy ornamentals. 

Planting Calendar

This calendar outlines  gardening tasks and provides seasonal flower and vegetable planting lists. It is primarily  written to help gardeners in Queensland, or gardeners who live in similar climates.

Plant Lists

Looking for fire retardant or drought tolerant species? These plants are tough. Watch this space for future planting  suggestions for a range of garden situations.

What's Bugging You

This section outlines common pest and disease problems and control methods. I have included do-it-yourself  pest control recipes as well as off the shelf organic and low toxic products that you can purchase from suppliers.

Events, Meet and Greet

This section lists  gardening related events and courses. I have identified when and where you will be able to catch up with me to have your individual questions or problems answered in person.

Food Recipes

Suffering from an over abundance of home grown goodies? It is always useful to have some easy recipes to make use of the bounty that your garden has produced.

Fruit Growing

Here you will find a selection of fruit growing articles I have written. I hope this information will assist you  select, grow and maintain a range of  productive fruiting plants and trees in your home garden.

What's New

What's New

Like most gardeners I am always on the lookout for worthwhile plants, tools and new organic products. Here are some items I have discovered recently as well as products I have used and recommend.  

Bookings

Annette McFarlane gives presentations at gardening related shows, field days, nursery promotions and training days. Use this page to book Annette for your event.

Vegetable Growing

Check out this comprehensive selection of articles on growing vegetables. I hope they will help you select seasonally appropriate vegetables so that you can get the most out of your backyard herb and vegetable patch.

Feature Item

This section provides information on a topical gardening issues. Currently you can read about dealing with drought, taking instant cuttings and saving your back by building a no-dig garden. 

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Go to this page to find a short list of hyperlinks to gardening and horticultural sites that may provide just the information you need to garden more successfully.

 

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