Yellow Pages and White Pages, in partnership with the Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network (ACFCGN), is celebrating the country’s labour of love, health and happiness that is gardening!
Together, we called on Australia’s amateur green-thumb kings and queens to send us shots of their gardens and hot tips for achieving garden greatness. These impressive gardens and gardeners are now featured on each winner’s local Yellow Pages and White Pages books.
Together with ACFCGN, we’re excited to announce the pick of the crop. Scroll below to see highlights from each state and don’t forget to check out the tips.
Victoria
Meet Chong Shan Wu, crowned Melbourne’s Garden Great on behalf of Fitzroy Community Gardens. Click to read her top tips for sowing seeds in different climates.
Ballarat’s cover winner Sheilagh Kentish shares insights on her fellow garden gurus at the Ballarat Community Gardens. Find out more here.
New South Wales
Jules Forth’s garden is bursting with vibrant colour which is why she was nominated Sydney’s cover star. See for yourself here.
Did you know crushed garlic deters grasshoppers? Bree Hiatt, Coffs Harbour’s queen gardener, does. Click to read more.
Queensland
Northern Street City Farms, Brisbane’s cover winner, is an expert in all things soil. Click for the low-down on creating a fertile garden.
Maryborough winners Bev and Trevor are part of the trend towards natural garden maintenance, using eggshells to protect their garden. Click for details.
South Australia
Joe Kielnerowski works hard to promote microclimates within his blooming garden, which is why he’s Adelaide’s garden great. Click to read Joe’s tips.
Make-believe butterflies helped place the Anglican Community Garden on Yorke Peninsula’s front cover. Get the full picture here.
Western Australia
Donelle Wilson tip for using recycled materials in the garden puts her on the cover for Perth’s Rockingham and Southern Region. Click to find out more.
Gordon Wells’ carefully planned dry weather garden is Great Northern WA’s cover star. Click to find out more.
Tasmania
Soil is key to Punchbowl Community’s gardening ethos, making them the stars of Launceston and North Eastern Tasmania’s cover. Find out more here.
Penelope Dodd’s holistic approach to gardening puts her on the cover for Devonport, Burnie and North West Tasmania. Click for details.
Northern Territory
A lush, thriving garden make Harvest Corner Community Garden the cover winner for Darwin, Katherine and Surrounds. Get their soil tips here.
With a focus on inclusiveness and natural methods, Alice Springs Community Garden feature on the Alice Springs and Tennant Creek cover. Get the scoop here.
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