The winter issue of SALIFE Gardens & Outdoor Living is out now, with Michael Keelan's guide to what to do in the garden this season, a coastal sanctuary and a special look at single roses.

Glorious winter. A wonderland of mud, hail, cold winds, freezing temperatures and sudden downpours. This weather might call for a woolly hat, gumboots and a raincoat, but it’s also the perfect time for getting out into the garden.

Dig over that veggie patch, trim your trees, prune those roses and make sure you’re set up for spring – after all, it’s just a few short months away. As always, Michael Keelan imparts his wisdom with seasonal tips and planting ideas for winter, and solves more of your dilemmas in Michael’s mailbag.

In the winter issue of SALIFE Gardens & Outdoor Living, we visit a coastal Fleurieu garden that was born of ingenuity, persistence and creativity. Glenda Eichner’s collection of hardy plants and succulents will have even the most avid cottage garden fans re-thinking their aesthetic.

Also in this issue, well-known rosarian Kelvin Trimper AM gives us the benefit of his considerable knowledge on the elegance and simplicity of “single” roses. Although a style of rose that is less commonly seen in Australian gardens – they just as deserving of our admiration.

There’s all this and so much more in the winter 2020 issue of SALIFE Gardens & Outdoor Living, available now at newsagencies and garden centres.

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