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Gardening for over 60s: Adapting your gardening as you age

Starts at 60 have put together a comprehensive guide of general information, considerations, and recommendations for safely gardening in older age.

Written byKiara Camuglia

News

Winter Gardening projects to bring colour and life to your garden in the cold months ahead

Winter Gardening projects to bring colour and life to your garden in the cold months ahead

Winter is well known for being a bleak time of the year, with the harsh cold proving to be dull and disagreeable for most, it certainly doesn't help that it takes its toll on your plants as well. Your plants kick into survival mode, going dormant in order to endure the severe weather. Your lawn growth begins to slow down, your trees lose their greenery and your florals lose their buds.

Elissa NapierElissa Napier

Winter gardening tips to bring colour back into your life. Source: Getty

Gardening

All the winning gardens from the 2022 Chelsea Flower Show

All the winning gardens from the 2022 Chelsea Flower Show

Starts at 60 takes a look at the esteemed gold medal winners of this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show best garden awards.

Written byKiara Camuglia

All the winning gardens from the 2022 Chelsea Flower Show

Experts

It’s all in the hips: How safe gardening could prevent a lifetime of back pain

It’s all in the hips: How safe gardening could prevent a lifetime of back pain

'Community Moves' Founder, Van Marinos, reveals how a simple movement pattern change when gardening could save you a lifetime of lower back pain.

Health ExpertVan Marinos

The next time you’re faced with picking up something heavy up or putting it down, try to remember, it’s all in the hips. Source: Getty

Experts

11 inspired hints, tips and hacks that will boost your gardening success

11 inspired hints, tips and hacks that will boost your gardening success

There are thousands of hints, tips and shortcuts out there in the world of horticulture - here’s a collection to inspire you.

Gardening ExpertRoger Fox

From tips about soil and shade to hacks about propagating and tackling garden pests, our guru Roger Fox has you covered. Source: Getty Images

Gardening

Tutti fruity: Guide to selecting and growing citrus

Tutti fruity: Guide to selecting and growing citrus

Citrus varieties flourish in most parts of Australia and autumn is a great time to get a tree in the ground and settled before winter arrives, Roger Fox explains.

Gardening ExpertRoger Fox

Mandarin trees are often alternate bearers, which can mean you’ll get a lot of fruit one year and only a few the next. Source: Getty

Gardening

Are you giving your garden the right food?

Are you giving your garden the right food?

Feed your plants better with the right nutrients and they'll withstand the cold better and bounce back into action much faster when spring rolls around, Roger Fox explains.

Gardening ExpertRoger Fox

Rather than using a hose-on product on lawns at this time of year, apply a slow-release granular fertiliser, which will gradually release its nutrients over the next few months. Source: Getty

Gardening

Here’s how to pick the best rose variety for you and your garden

Here’s how to pick the best rose variety for you and your garden

Did you know groundcover roses are bred to be ultra low-maintenance and disease-resistant? Roger Fox explains each rose type's requirements, to help you decide.

Gardening ExpertRoger Fox

The trick is to choose the right rose for the look you have in mind. Credit: Getty.

Gardening

The perfect gardening solution when you’re short on space

The perfect gardening solution when you’re short on space

Living in a small space doesn’t mean you need to give up your passion for gardening. CANNA’s hydroponic gardening solutions makes growing fruits and veggies at home easy with their mess-free and low maintenance set-up.

Written byCANNA

Enjoy homegrown veggies with CANNA's hydroponic gardening system. Image source: Getty

Gardening

5 genius hacks to make gardening more accessible

5 genius hacks to make gardening more accessible

Gardening is a fun and independent activity that you need to adapt sometimes. Here are five hacks to help you garden as you age.

Written byNadia Chapman

Transform the way you tend to your garden with these easy hacks. Source: Getty

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