Megan Backhouse
Megan Backhouse is a gardening writer for The Age.
Staying undercover: How to make the most of a greenhouse
Whether it takes up most of your backyard or is small enough to pick up and move, a greenhouse is a great addition to your garden.
- by Megan Backhouse
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On the coast of Italy, a garden holds more than 150 years of family wisdom
The key to maintaining a beautiful garden? Keep it in the family.
- by Megan Backhouse
How to make the most of the bare root plant season
An affordable and adaptable option, these plants can unfurl into a powerhouse of produce.
- by Megan Backhouse
Houseplants need different care during winter. Here’s how to look after yours
For indoor gardens to thrive during the cooler months, you need to get your lighting and watering right.
- by Megan Backhouse
Train stations and car parks: The gardens proving beauty can be found anywhere
After decades of photographing the world’s best gardens, Claire Takacs is looking for inspiration in unexpected places.
- by Megan Backhouse
The biggest horticultural event in the southern hemisphere has fresh ideas for your garden
This year’s Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show was packed with inspiration for all gardeners.
- by Megan Backhouse
It’s not too late to add autumn colour to your garden. Here’s how
From bright bonsai to ornamental grasses, there’s no limit to the seasonal shades you can add to your patch in an instant.
- by Megan Backhouse
Not just a pretty place: What garden exhibitions really teach us
Gardeners and artists are putting plants in galleries and expanding our notions of what horticulture can be.
- by Megan Backhouse
Melbourne’s most pristine, secret garden is right on Collins Street
A glimpse of tree branches from the streets behind is the closest most of us will ever get to this private space.
- by Megan Backhouse
The fast-growing, climbing plants for gardeners who can’t wait
Some plants will transform the mood of your entire garden in a matter of months.
- by Megan Backhouse
Small space, big dreams: How to make the most of a tiny backyard
Two artists show what’s possible in tight inner-city spaces.
- by Megan Backhouse