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In each issue we give ideas, tips and planting advice for cooler, warmer, wetter and drier areas in each zone, so ask at your local nursery which zone best matches your conditions.
FLOWERS
ALL ZONES Alyssum, aster, calibrachoa, cosmos, petunia, phlox, portulaca and salvia.
ZONES 1-3 Gomphrena (left, top) and vinca.
ZONES 4-6 Begonia (left), Californian poppy, celosia, dahlia, impatiens, marigold, nasturtium, phlox, verbena and zinnia.
VEGETABLES
ALL ZONES Beans, capsicum, chilli (left), eggplant, tomato and zucchini.
ZONES 1-3 Basil, beetroot, cabbage, chilli, chives, ginger (left, bottom), okra, potatoes and radish.
ZONES 4-6 Cucumber, marrow, parsley, parsnip, silverbeet, squash, turnips and sweet corn.
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change”BUDDHA PICK OF THE BUNCH
Flowering plants may look magnificent,…
