GardenFactGuide is an independent guide to the gardening problems Australian households actually search for: a brown patch in the lawn, something eating the tomatoes, what to plant this month, and what actually works on a balcony.
What we cover
Six areas, matched to where Australian gardeners spend time and worry:
- Lawn Care: grass types, mowing, feeding, repair, lawn pests and weeds — for buffalo, couch, kikuyu and zoysia, not the cool-season grasses most content assumes
- Edible Gardens: vegetables, herbs, fruit and planting windows, subtropical-first
- Garden Problems: pest, disease and weed identification and control
- Plants & Natives: ornamentals, natives and Australian garden classics
- Soil, Water & Compost: soil fixes, watering, mulch, compost and worms
- Small Spaces & Balconies: pots, renters, vertical gardening, courtyards
Where we are different
Most gardening content published for an Australian audience is either written for the northern hemisphere (wrong seasons, wrong species, wrong pests) or written to sell a product. We are neither: an article recommends a fix because it works, not because a retailer is attached to it, and every planting or timing claim states which Australian climate zone it applies to — subtropical, temperate, tropical or cool — rather than pretending one calendar fits the whole country.
What we are not
We are not a retailer, and we do not offer chemical application rates or legal advice. Where a question genuinely belongs to a chemical label, a biosecurity authority or a council, we say so and point to the real source rather than inventing an answer. See our editorial policy for exactly how that line is drawn.
How we are paid
Some articles may contain affiliate links once we join a relevant Australian affiliate program. Full detail is in our affiliate disclosure. Commission never influences a recommendation.
Who writes this
[PLACEHOLDER: author/byline identity — William to decide before launch]. No credentials or experience are invented in the meantime.
Getting in touch
Corrections, questions and tip-offs are welcome via the contact page.