Wondering what to plant now so your garden stays productive and colourful? This simple guide highlights what to plant now in your vegie patch and flower beds so you can enjoy fresh harvests and bright blooms in the weeks ahead.
What to plant now: Top 5 edibles
These reliable favourites are quick to grow and perfect for family gardens.
- Beans
Fast growing and productive, beans are ideal for filling gaps and adding a tasty, climbing feature to the vegie patch. - Beetroot
Compact and versatile, beetroot is delicious roasted, grated in salads or pickled for the pantry. - Mint
A hardy herb that thrives in pots, mint is perfect for drinks, desserts and savoury dishes. - Silverbeet
A cut and come again leafy green that grows year round in many climates and is great for quiches, stir fries and sautés. - Sweet corn
Tall and dramatic, sweet corn brings height to the garden and sweet cobs to the dinner table in late summer.
What to plant now: 5 top flowers
Add long lasting colour and pollinator friendly blooms with these easy flowering plants.
- Ageratum
Soft, fluffy flowers in blues and mauves that edge paths and beds beautifully. - Alyssum
Low growing and honey scented, alyssum makes a perfect living mulch around taller plants. - Portulaca
A heat loving groundcover with bright, almost neon flowers that shine in full sun. - Salvia
Spikes of colour that attract bees and other beneficial insects while adding height and movement. - Verbena
Clusters of vibrant flowers that trail from pots and hanging baskets or soften the edges of sunny beds.
For more seasonal inspiration tailored to Australian climates, check out our climate pages which helps gardeners choose what to plant when in their own zone:
Alternatively, check out this planting guide.
