The Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney

Spring Gardening Tips

We've made planning your home garden easy. Check out our list of vegetables, annuals and perennials that are perfect for sowing in Spring and early Summer.

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Spring and early summer are the perfect time to sow seeds or plant – let’s keep our fingers crossed for some rain to help us.

In the meantime, get out into the garden and enjoy the sun!

Things to plant in the vegetable garden

Beetroot, capsicum, choko, cucumber, dwarf beans, eggplants, Jerusalem artichoke, lettuce, okra, pumpkin, radish, spinach, spring onions, squash, sweet corn, sweet potato, strawberry, tomato, watermelon and zucchini.

Trees, shrubs and climbers to plant

Plant some tropicals such as avocado, bougainvillea, citrus, frangipani, ginger, hibiscus, mulberry, paw paw, passionfruit, plumbago, pomegranate and tamarillo. Of course, it’s always a good time to create some local habitat with native plants.

Annuals and perennials for your flower garden

Alyssum, amaranthus, aster, California poppy, celosia, chrysanthemum, cockscomb, dahlia, gerbera, marigold, nasturtium, petunia, portulaca, verbena and zinnia.

Explore the growing friends nursery

If you're looking for a native, rare or hard-to-find plant, pop in to your nearest growing friends location and add plant to your spring garden. 

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