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Create some Easter magic with a camping night, an Easter egg trail, or a DIY cubby for the kids.

Easter at homePremiumSabrina Hahn’s tips for a magical Easter in the garden

From camping out in the garden to hosting a backyard barbie under the stars, try these ideas to create some magic if you’re staying close to home this long weekend.

Sabrina Hahn

Kelsey Freemantle with her 408kg winning pumpkin.

Pumpkin Weigh-InGourd weighing 408kg breaks records at pumpkin weigh-in

A record breaking 408kg pumpkin has taken out top honours at this years weigh-in, setting a new competition benchmark and highlighting the strength of local growers.

Amy Towers

Set against the grand backdrop of the Royal Exhibition Building and the sweeping Carlton Gardens, the show has a sense of occasion that’s hard to match anywhere else in Australia. 

GardenCommentsPremiumMelbourne’s best in show uses nature to defy conventions

A this year’s Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show, there was a strong shift towards gardens that aren’t just beautiful, but purposeful spaces that cool, restore and reconnect us with nature. 

CHARLIE ALBONE

The West Australian’s Sabrina Hahn.

Green With EnvyCommentsPremiumHow to bring your plants back from the brink

Sabrina Hahn shares her tips on struggling plants, from roses to staghorns.

Sabrina Hahn

Sweet peas require a full sun position and a frame to climb on.

The sweetest thingPremiumSabrina Hahn on how to grow one of her all-time favourites

Synonymous with autumn, this old-fashioned annual makes a beautiful, fragrant and nostalgic addition to the garden.

Sabrina Hahn

Ladybirds eat garden pests such as the aphids in this photo. aphids supplied

GardenCommentsPremiumInsects can become your personal hit squad in the garden

It pays huge dividends to welcome beneficial insects into the garden.

Charlie Albone

Ann and Robert Barwick and their garden in Morley. Morley Ian Munro

GardenCommentsPremiumColourful Morley garden blooms with farmers touch

Ann and Robert Barwick, former Perenjori farmers, have spent the past 26 years nurturing their Morley garden into a lush green showcase filled with seasonal colour.

Andrea Whitely

Sabrina Hahn in her garden.

Green With EnvyPremiumWhat’s wrong with my plant?

Sabrina Hahn digs into the reasons why these readers’ gardens aren’t looking their best.

Sabrina Hahn

Rat poison has been linked to the deaths of masked owls.

Saving our owlsPremiumNew research reveals tragic side effect of rat poison

In light of a recent ECU study that linked rat poison with owl deaths, Sabrina Hahn shares some safer alternatives for dealing with rodents in the garden.

Sabrina Hahn

Lou Angus showed off her therapeutic garden that she created in only three and a half years.

GardenCommentsPremiumThe inspired garden connecting nature to long life

On a compact block in Doubleview, an inspired garden brings the simple joy of nature to suburbia.

ANDREA WHITELY

Bright flowers in autumn and winter bring rich colour when the rest of the garden is resting.

Charlie AlboneCommentsPremiumShake the autumn blues with bright flowers

Autumn is a wonderful opportunity to bring fresh colour and interest back into the garden just when many people assume the show is over.

Charlie Albone

Sabrina Hahn in her garden.

Green With EnvyPremiumBeware of this nasty weed in your garden

You most definitely don’t want this mystery plant in your garden.

Sabrina Hahn

Sabrina with her rainbow chard harvest.

Cool change PremiumSabrina Hahn’s ultimate autumn gardening guide

From edibles to trees, these are the best varieties to plant this season — and why our changing climate means it’s not quite time to get digging.

Sabrina Hahn

Sabrina Hahn.

Green With EnvyPremiumHave you spotted this on your lemon tree?

Sabrina Hahn digs into readers’ gardening gripes, from an unidentified apple to a tell-tale sign of bad news for citrus trees.

Sabrina Hahn

Desert lime (also known as Citrus glauca) growing happily in a pot.

Pick of the crop PremiumThe citrus tree that’s even better to grow than lemon

Hardy, sustainable, and incredibly healthy, Sabrina Hahn reveals why this ancient plant is just as deserving of a spot in your garden as its better-known cousins.

Sabrina Hahn

Lisa Busher pictured in the garden of her Victoria Park home, Perth, on Wednesday with her rottweiler Betty. Carwyn Monck

GardenCommentsPremiumA Victoria Park urban oasis that needs no fussing

If you’re looking for long weekend inner-city garden style motivation, then this week’s garden is for you: a stylishly chic urban oasis punching above its weight in terms of size and usable landscape space.

Andrea Whitely

‘When you build up instead of digging down, you take control,’ says Charlie Albone.

Charlie AlboneCommentsPremiumRaising your garden game in restricted space with sandy soil

If there’s light and a bit of intention, you can grow something. But gardening in Australia, particularly in sandy soils, teaches you quickly that enthusiasm alone isn’t enough.

Charlie Albone

Sabrina Hahn in her garden.

Green With EnvyPremiumSabrina Hahn solves your plant problems

From a struggling monstera to a monster fruit tree, The West Australian’s gardening queen answers readers’ thorniest issues.

Sabrina Hahn

Sabrina Hahn column for February 27, 2026 - February 27 - Deciduous hibiscus are a perfect hardy medium shrub that flowers all summer. Pictured is Hibiscus syriacus White Supreme.

Petal powerPremiumWhy this iconic Aussie flower is still worth planting

Sabrina Hahn shares the beautiful and hardy species that remains a perfect addition to the garden.

Sabrina Hahn

Kingsley Dunstan in the garden of his Bullsbrook property. Carwyn Monck

GardenStunning Bullsbrook garden inspired by books and childhood

Forty years in the making, inspired by books from childhood, this expansive 10-acre (4ha) property with two acres under-garden has evolved steadily, reflecting deep connection to the plant world.

Andrea Whitely

WA NewsHow a simple pond can give a garden soul

I recently added a pond to my own garden to attract wildlife and, while it’s become a magnet for dragonflies and birds, it’s been an absolute winner with the children as well.

David Hurrell

The West Australian gardening columnist Sabrina Hahn.

Green With EnvyPremium

Sabrina Hahn answers readers’ gardening gripes, from hungry rats to a fabulous find in Mandurah.

Sabrina Hahn

Grevillea City Lights is part of Kings Park’s plant breeding program.

Flower powerPremiumWhy this classic native is still perfect for Aussie gardens

Hardy, heat-tolerant and great for attracting wildlife, grevilleas are a fantastic addition to the landscape.

Sabrina Hahn

Swimply is an app which connects people with pools, which they can rent for an hourly rate. Pictured is Sarah Naude with her 3 month old daughter Lily in a Swimply pool in Forrestfield. Michael Wilson

WA NewsCommentsPremiumWhy Perth families are hiring out strangers’ backyard pools

An online platform dubbed the “AirBnb for pools” is experiencing huge demand as Perth backyards shrink and local facilities become stretched.

Rhianna Mitchell