Winter Colour, Edible Goodness & Seasonal Prep

The Winter Flower Garden: Bursting with Colour

Don’t let anyone tell you winter gardens are dull. The cooler months bring their own beauty—and yes, colour!

Annuals That Love the Cold:
Fill your garden beds, pots, and hanging baskets with flowering winter favourites like:

• Pansies
• Violas
• Dianthus
• Sweet peas
• Primula & Polyanthus

These hardy bloomers thrive in the cooler weather and provide welcome pops of colour throughout winter.

Plant, Prune & Prepare:

• Hellebores (winter rose) are also blooming now - ideal for shady spots.
• Divide clumping perennials like phlox, asters, and cannas to refresh your beds and multiply your plants for spring.
• The first roses of the season have arrived in-store - prepare beds with compost and slow-release fertiliser before planting.
• Deciduous ornamental trees (bare-rooted or potted) are available now. They’re perfect for adding structure and colour.
• Prune roses, hydrangeas (just above the double buds), and replant any small shrubs or trees in better locations - just remember to stake them well.
• Apply potash to hydrangeas in late winter to fuel explosive spring blooms.
• Hold off pruning frost-sensitive plants like hydrangeas if frost is still likely.
• Spray roses and fruit trees with lime sulphur now to clean up overwintering fungal issues.
• Pick up and dispose of old leaves from under roses and fruit trees to prevent disease.



The Edible Garden: Perfect Time to Plant

June is an ideal time to plant a wide variety of cool-loving crops - especially in Tasmania’s climate. Whether you're growing greens or prepping for future harvests, the vegie patch is full of opportunity this month.

What to Plant Now:

• Garlic – Traditionally planted on the shortest day and harvested on the longest.
• Cabbage, cauliflower, brussels sprouts – Select strong, healthy seedlings. These brassicas thrive with Macroboost's Kick Start or Blooming Lot.
• Kale – One of winter’s superfoods! Packed with nutrients and its flavour improves after a frost.
• Spinach, broad beans, onions, snow peas – Sow seeds now for a rewarding winter harvest.
• Spring onions and silverbeet – Keep planting for a continuous supply.
• Strawberries – New season runners arriving soon! Perfect for raised beds, pots, or baskets. They thrive in organically enriched, slightly acidic soils (pH 5.5–6.5).
• Potato onions & seed potatoes – Plant in frost-free areas now. If you’re in a frost-prone area, now’s the time to grab your seed potatoes - our varieties are popular and tend to sell out fast!

Get Ready for Future Harvests:

• Prepare garden beds for asparagus, rhubarb crowns, and Jerusalem artichokes. Good drainage is key - raised beds work wonders!
• Asparagus crowns have just arrived! Long-lasting, easy to grow, and a staple for any serious vegie grower.
• Sow onion seed or plant seedlings after the shortest day in a sunny, well-limed position. Use fresh, viable seed (not leftovers from last year) and mix in a little washed river sand for even sowing.

Extend Your Growing Season with a Hothouse
For gardeners wanting to get even more out of winter, consider investing in one of our Winter Gardenz Hothouses.

Perfect for the cooler Tasmanian climate, these premium-quality greenhouses protect your crops from frost, wind, and cold snaps - allowing you to grow more, for longer. Ideal for propagating seedlings, growing winter greens, or just getting a head start on spring.

Available in a range of sizes to suit every garden space.

Winter Tree and Berry Care

Winter time = Tree Time!

Our new season fruit trees start arriving in June.

Whether planting bare-rooted apples, plums, or citrus, now is the time to plan your mini orchard.

• Soak all new trees and roses in Macroboost’s KickStart (or a similar liquid tonic) before planting to boost root development and reduce transplant shock.
• Plant citrus in warmer, frost-free areas.
• Raspberries and strawberry runners can go in from mid-June.
• Prune deciduous fruit trees, berry bushes, and vines now. (Wait for warmer weather to prune cherries, apricots, and kiwi fruit - these are prone to bleeding.)

Other Winter Jobs for June

• Treat indoor plants: Cut back watering, tidy up old leaves, and remove debris.
• Control lawn grubs before they cause damage.
• Apply gypsum or Powerfeed to clay soils to improve drainage and overall plant health.
• Spray gladioli corms with natrasoap to deter thrips.
• Check and clean your tools, pots, and greenhouse areas - stay ahead before spring arrives.
• Add a green manure crop to resting vegie beds to enrich soil.