Planting Season books and Garden Planners
Pick your region. The book is the guide you read; the planner is the journal you write in, with your calendar already in every month.
Melbourne and Surrounds
Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and the Mornington Peninsula
The book
Planting Season Melbourne and Surrounds
The calendar built around the false spring and the Cup Day rule, for the one place where the four-season books almost work.
The planner
Melbourne Garden Planner
The undated planting calendar, sowing log and harvest journal for this region. Every month opens with what to sow, plant out and pick; the facing pages are yours to write in.
Perth and Surrounds
Perth, Mandurah and the Swan Valley
The book
Planting Season Perth and Surrounds
The best winter growing climate in the country, on the worst soil, behind the driest summer.
The planner
Perth Garden Planner
The undated planting calendar, sowing log and harvest journal for this region. Every month opens with what to sow, plant out and pick; the facing pages are yours to write in.
Sydney and Surrounds
Sydney, the Central Coast, Wollongong and the Blue Mountains
The book
Planting Season Sydney and Surrounds
The warm-temperate climate nobody writes for, where the frost-free coast and the frosty west are two different gardens an hour apart.
The planner
Sydney Garden Planner
The undated planting calendar, sowing log and harvest journal for this region. Every month opens with what to sow, plant out and pick; the facing pages are yours to write in.
South East Queensland
Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Ipswich and the Scenic Rim
The book
Planting Season South East Queensland
The subtropical calendar that finally matches the weather outside. Winter is the real planting season up here, and this book proves it.
The planner
South East Queensland Garden Planner
The undated planting calendar, sowing log and harvest journal for this region. Every month opens with what to sow, plant out and pick; the facing pages are yours to write in.
Adelaide and Surrounds
Adelaide, the Hills, the Barossa and the Fleurieu
The book
Planting Season Adelaide and Surrounds
The driest capital in the driest state, with a Mediterranean climate that comes with frost and freedom from fruit fly worth defending.
The planner
Adelaide Garden Planner
The undated planting calendar, sowing log and harvest journal for this region. Every month opens with what to sow, plant out and pick; the facing pages are yours to write in.
Garden Planners for more regions
No book for these regions yet, but each has its own Garden Planner.
Tasmania Hobart, Launceston and the north-west coast
The planner
Tasmania Garden Planner
The undated planting calendar, sowing log and harvest journal for this region. Every month opens with what to sow, plant out and pick; the facing pages are yours to write in.
North Queensland Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and the tropical coast
The planner
North Queensland Garden Planner
The undated planting calendar, sowing log and harvest journal for this region. Every month opens with what to sow, plant out and pick; the facing pages are yours to write in.
Canberra Canberra, Queanbeyan and the Southern Tablelands
The planner
Canberra Garden Planner
The undated planting calendar, sowing log and harvest journal for this region. Every month opens with what to sow, plant out and pick; the facing pages are yours to write in.
Northern Rivers Lismore, Byron Bay, Ballina and the Tweed
The planner
Northern Rivers Garden Planner
The undated planting calendar, sowing log and harvest journal for this region. Every month opens with what to sow, plant out and pick; the facing pages are yours to write in.
Darwin and the Top End Darwin, Palmerston and Katherine
The planner
Darwin Garden Planner
The undated planting calendar, sowing log and harvest journal for this region. Every month opens with what to sow, plant out and pick; the facing pages are yours to write in.
About the series
Most gardening books sold here are written for somewhere colder, somewhere wetter, somewhere that isn't your backyard. Each Planting Season book is calibrated for one Australian climate, with a 12-month planting calendar, a plant library of more than 100 crops, and straight talk on the soil, water and pests you actually face. Books are in paperback and Kindle on Amazon Australia; PDF downloads open on this site on 3 November.
Every book pairs with the free Planting Season app
The books are the reference. The app is the day-to-day: month-by-month alerts, watering reminders tuned to your region, and a mobile plant library you can search from the garden.
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