Better Homes and Gardens Australia

Better Homes and Gardens - full of ideas, inspiration and information for you and your family. Every issue of Better Homes and Gardens is packed with inspiring, affordable and achievable ideas plus step-by-step projects for all areas of your home and garden.

Home grown

Aussie brands • When it comes to homegrown brands, we’re not short of creativity and quality. Here are a few of my favourite Aussie labels, which I may buy from a little too often.

Masthead

Write to us • From tips, tricks and projects to your greatest stories, we’d love to hear from you.

Contributors • Meet the creative minds shaping this issue with insights and inspo for everyone!

Great Aussie Bakes • Turn on the oven and create your own classic bakery favourites at home to share in the nostalgia.

The great pretenders • Same but different, many Australian natives are rivals for popular plants you know well.

Embracing the Seasons • Jimmy and Jane Barnes share their love of gardening and seasonal home cooking. It may seem like quite a journey from hard-living rock icon to rose gardener, but for Aussie music icon Jimmy Barnes it has just been the start of a new chapter.

Figs • Grow sweet figs with Melissa King, then try luscious recipes with these juicy favourites.

Bush tucker treasure • For tens of thousands of years, bush tucker gave nutritious, flavourful food to communities across the land. Today, more people are appreciating its value.

Better cooking

Dinner for one • Delicious everyday ideas for when you’re dining solo.

Heri tage & heart • Bring a sense of Australia’s bold landscape and iconography into your decor.

Leafy and light • Take cues from eucalyptus tones and the bright and light expanse of an Aussie summer as you design a living space that evokes calm and sanctuary. The green of the walls and sofa are balanced with touches of earthy desert red. Find a rug in cream and rich earthy browns to ground your space.

Sunny moments • Catch the sunshine of an Australian day in your dining space, copying the glow of golden kangaroo paws and orange-blushed banksia in a vase. You can set the scene with ochre-toned walls and mid-century modern-style furnishings that keep the mood light, bright and ready for sun-filled gatherings.

Grounded warmth • Create a cosy nook in a window alcove, and evoke the grounded nature of an Aussie landscape. Earth-red walls, dark timber and woven patterns help build depth and comfort for a cocooning space that feels snug yet beautifully balanced. And as in any nook, plenty of pillows are a must.

Check mates • Supersize your backyard fun with a giant garden checkerboard.

Better decorating • [ THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND HOME INTERIOR TRENDS WITH JADA SUSAS. ]

Just for you • Flowers can’t say it all, of course, but they go a long way to making Mum’s day. Use a sewing machine to stitch this sweet keepsake for blooms that last forever.

Big Love For Small gums • Bring the bush to town with dwarf gum trees that fit into your backyard.

Lemon Aid With Charlie • Treat it right and a lemon tree gives you all-year shade, sweet-scented blossoms in spring and fruit in winter.

Native heroes • Food icon and Gamilaroi Elder, Aunty Beryl celebrates native ingredients and everyday cooking in her new cookbook.

Chop Chop With Adam • Use Aussie hardwood to make a chopping board you will use for years.

Better stockists

Hearty home fare • Comforting classics featuring unforgettable childhood flavours.

Flavour with Fuzz • New guest columnist, Fuzz Ali, shares recipes and memories of his Indo-Fijian heritage.

Aussie Pantry Icons • We pay tribute to the beloved staples that have kept our cupboards...