This time of year sees the compass bearing point north and the event and activity circuit direct focus towards the warmer parts of the country. By that I mean I only need to look at my calendar to know that for the next couple of months, there is plenty going on in the north. A few weeks ago, I was in Daylesford and then Warrnambool, but since then, it has been Brisbane, then Cairns last weekend, central Queensland in St Lawrence for the Wetlands Festival this weekend then Hervey Bay and the Fraser Coast, followed by the Queensland Garden Show the weekend after that! When someone asked me what I’ve been up to and what was coming up, they reckoned that I must be applying for Queensland citizenship! So that’s the lay of the land. Let’s recap a little to last weekend.

Costa picks plants for winter colour, Sophie meets a local garden hero, Millie grows bare root plants, we meet a landscape designer in his luxurious tropical garden, Josh shares handy tips on pruning climbers and Hannah creates a native nook to welcome bandicoots to her garden.

Hannah Moloney builds a nook of natives for bandicoots.

Josh prunes a green wall of creeping ficus.