Megan Backhouse
Megan Backhouse is a gardening writer for The Age.
Weeds taking over? Why you shouldn’t simply pull them out and move on
Catching your weeds at the right moment requires the careful eye of any other form of gardening.
- by Megan Backhouse
Latest
10 houseplants to brighten your home this winter
Sure, we all know of monstera and mother-in-law’s tongue. But why go for the obvious?
- by Megan Backhouse
Love olives? Now’s the time to get planting
You don’t have to be on a Mediterranean holiday to make the most of an olive tree – and there are plenty of types to choose from.
- by Megan Backhouse
The friends who helped change the course of Cranbourne’s history
Thirty years ago, a trusty band of Australian plant devotees began lavishing their attention on a less than pristine tract of outer suburban bushland.
- by Megan Backhouse
How to turn a roof into a garden – successfully
Green roofs are starting to gain a foothold in the city once again, but you need to treat them right.
- by Megan Backhouse
How to transform a tough, urban space into a languorous jungle
The most beguiling thing about this inner-city courtyard is you don’t immediately sense the work involved
- by Megan Backhouse
How to get creative with growing food, even in the cooler months
Cultivating tropical food plants in Melbourne is not as outlandish as it might sound
- by Megan Backhouse
Why you should be saving all those fallen autumn leaves
Raking up and hoarding fallen leaves is one of the best things you can be doing for your garden in autumn.
- by Megan Backhouse
The duo redefining what it means to be a ‘modern gardener’
Gardening is so much more than pushing a mower, so stop playing it safe and start ruffling feathers.
- by Megan Backhouse
When it comes to planting trees in the backyard, our focus is all wrong
The showiest trees – the ones that are positioned front of place in garden centres – aren’t necessarily the trees that will put in for you and your garden over the long haul.
- by Megan Backhouse
Opinion
Kerb your enthusiasm: why hard rubbish keeps ending up in my home
People like me who enjoy collecting hard rubbish nearly always have a hard time throwing stuff out. Worse still, I think the habit has started to spread to my children.
- by Megan Backhouse