Greetings from Toowoomba where this week I am visiting the annual Toowoomba Royal Show. I have been coming along and participating in the show now for a decade and it’s wonderful to return each year and not only see familiar faces but see young faces again and how they are growing into their lives. I think you’re pretty much aware of what my position is when it comes to the real community value of our show circuit and just how priceless it is to the relationship between town and country and producer and consumer when you start looking into our food system and the relationship we have with it.

Sophie explores a wildlife garden oasis, Jerry visits a charitable urban farm, Tammy saves a discarded succulent, Jane delights in autumn colour, Josh tours a designer garden, Clarence profiles textural native grasses and Millie explains how to pick the right fertiliser for your plants and when to use them.

Millie explains fertiliser types and how and when to use them.

Clarence profiles textural native grasses.

The stunning Sacred Lotus will add beauty to any garden pond.

These polystyrene worm farms are perfect for renters and for balcony gardens.

Tips on how to select and care for young trees.

Crunchy carrots, luscious lettuce or sensational snow peas? Find out what to plant now in your vegie patch!

Feeling the cold? Warm up by getting stuck into some jobs in the garden!