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. About Annette McFarlane - teacher, garden writer, author and broadcaster
-Awarded the Year of The Built
Environment Medal (2004) for services to the community and the Department of
Education & Training and for work in enriching community awareness of
horticulture and the environment.
-Lecturer in horticulture for over
twenty eight years -Masters qualification in Environmental Education
-Feature writer and
Queensland contributor for Burke’s Backyard magazine
and a number of other horticultural publications -Gardening columnist for the Sunday Mail newspaper
-Gardening talkback presenter on
ABC 612 radio
for over 20 years.
-Author
of four books including Successful Gardening in Warm Climates,
Organic Vegetable
Gardening and most recently Organic Fruit Growing.
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
In My Garden
What's Bugging You
Vegetable Growing
Planting Calendar
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.
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.
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.
This calendar outlines
gardening tasks and
provides seasonal flower
and vegetable planting
lists. It is primarily
written to help
gardeners in Queensland
Australia
or gardeners who live in
similar climates.
Events, Meet & Greet
What's New
Feature Item
Plant Lists
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.
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.
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.
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.
Food Recipes
List Your Event
Bookings
Links
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.
This page lists gardening events within Australia
and New Zealand. It also lists the events that you
can listen to Annette's informative talks and
personally meet with all your gardening problems.
Annette McFarlane gives
presentations at
gardening related shows,
field days, nursery
promotions and training
days. Use this page to
book Annette for your
event.
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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