• Better Homes and Gardens (AUS)
  Home of the magazine of the same name. This site has tips and advice on gardening, food, home improvement, craft, and better living.

• Better Homes and Gardens (US)
  A comprehensive site with information on food, garden, house, crafts, etc. Also a home improvement encyclopedia.

• Gardening Australia
  Fact sheets and other information from the TV show.

• Burke's Backyard
  Contains fact sheets from 1997 to the latest show.

• Yates
  Check out their Home Garden section.

• Australian National Botanic Gardens
  A very comprehensive site on Australian flora. Ensure you explore all that the site has to offer.

• Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
  How to propagate Australian plants, information on weeds and other plants, and much more.

• Global Garden
  A free Web gardening magazine containing informative and interesting articles.

• Garden Web Australia
  See this site for gardening forums, a glossary of botanical terms, and links to North American and European Garden Web.

• The Garden Gate
  Another excellent site providing plant life-saving information, links, virtual tours, and much more.

• The Gardening Launchpad
  Information on everything to do with the garden.

• Australian Water Gardener
  Heaps of information on designs, projects, plants, fish, equipment, and more.

• Sustainable Gardening Australia
  Facts sheets on sustainable plant and soil health. Topics include companion planting, composting, natural soil improvers, pest control, etc. The sections on water conservation and plants, in the menu on the left, may also be of interest.

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• Pests, Diseases and Weeds
  Look in the Fact Sheets section for information on how to control pests, diseases and weeds.

• Plant Health, Pests and Diseases
  From the DPI Qld, this site covers such pests as fruit fly, bunchy top, citrus canker, and sugarcane smut. You will find this information under the "Biosecurity" heading.

• Pest and Disease Fact Sheets - Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
  Fact sheets on pests and diseases of roses, azalea lace bugs, mealy bugs, rose aphids, boring insects, powdery mildew, and more.

• Pest and Weeds Management
  Information on vertebrate pests, weed management, insect pests, etc.

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• World of Weeds
  Information on weeds in the garden.

• Weeds Australia
  Information on the National Weed Strategy, weed identification, weeds of national significance, weed control, and more.

• CRC Weed Management
  Lots of information on weeds and weed management.

• Environmental Weeds in Australia
  A list of weeds, the area they affect, and the nature of their impact or threat. Most weeds have a photo to help you identify them.

• Environmental Weeds in Australia
  Not all Australian plants are good! Read about them here.

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• Garden Basics - Soil
  Information on soil (including drainage, type, etc), and also information on composting, mulching, wise water use, and more.

• Healthy Soil: Healthy Garden
  This site has information on soil colour, composition, structure, ph, nutrients, organisms, and troubleshooting problems.

• Sustainable Gardening Australia
  Facts sheets on sustainable plant and soil health. Topics include companion planting, composting, natural soil improvers, pest control, etc. The sections on water conservation and plants, in the menu on the left, may also be of interest.

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• Backyard Organic Gardening
  Information from David Bellamy of Tasmania on organic gardening - soil, compost, worm farms, growing plants, weeds, and pests.

• Earth Garden
  The web site of the popular magazine.

• Backyard Organic Gardening
  Information on organic gardening in categories such as making compost, worm farms, vegetables, herbs, fruit, natives, weeds, pests, etc.

• Organic Gardening - DPI
  Information on the organic industry.

• Permaculture Research Institute
  Lots of articles relevant to permaculture. 'Permaculture' is a contraction of 'permanent agriculture' and is a gardening system designed to work with nature to reap healthy produce in an environmentally sustainable way.

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• Garden Design with Australian Plants
  Information on designing a garden with native plants. Topics include the importance of indigenous plants and fifteen ideas for garden design.

• Garden Basics - Design
  Information on design basics, choosing trees and plants, etc.

• Sustainable Gardening Australia
  Facts sheets on sustainable plant and soil health. Topics include companion planting, composting, natural soil improvers, pest control, etc. The sections on water conservation and plants, in the menu on the left, may also be of interest.

• Design Your Dream Garden
  Use sample plans, or start from scratch. It is free. However, using the free online version means that you will not be able to save your designs.

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