subTropical Gardening magazine
Issue 18, February 2010
This consumer magazine focuses on the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate climates however it is well suited to people living in cooler regions of Australia or overseas that have warm microclimates in their garden or grow plants indoors, in shadehouses or in glasshouses.
Featured articles in this issue are:
-Just Justicia – a feature on 4 species
-When Dinosaurs Roamed the Landscape – redevelopment of Qld Museum display
-Fantasy Gardens – 3 gardens that exhibit fantasy
-Essence of Bali – part 2
-Living Jurassic Garden – containerised garden focused on cycads and other primitive plants
-Irresistible Irises – delightful feature on 6 types of Irises suited to warm gardens
-Favourite Garden Plants
-Colourful Foliage Plants
-Sunloving Bromeliads
-Home for Urban Wildlife
-Composting
-Vegies: basella, cabbages
-Fruit: wampee/wampi
-Creating a Bushfood Garden
-Turkeys and Guinea Fowl
-Gardening Calendar for Nov/Dec/Jan
-Collectable Plants – bromeliads, curiosity plants, climbers, creepers & groundcovers, flowering trees, funky foliage, ginger group, orchids, palms, scented plants, succulents, tropical shrubs
-Book Reviews
-Places to Visit – near Cairns and Bunya Mountains + Open Gardens
-Social Gardeners – photos of gardeners and club listing
-Directory Source Guide + Classifieds
subTropical Gardening was launched in 2005 and maintains its clear dominance in northern Australia for its focused articles on the specific climate and unique photography. All contributors have suitable qualifications and all live in the climate zone that the magazine focuses on. This magazine provides a fresh approach to gardening publications and clearly targeted at keen and serious gardeners for those who live in warm climates.
Target audience: consumers interested in growing warm climate plants
RRP: $8.95; 1yr subscription $35.80;
100 pages (5.5 pages of advertising)
Frequency: Quarterly – Feb, May, Aug, Nov.
Editor: Paul Plant
Contributors: Andrew Bottomley/Marcia-Grace Byriel, Paul Plant, Helen Curran, Noel Burdette, Claire Bickle, John Sullivan, Daniel Cole, Joan Dillon, Graeme Byrne, Bruce Tinworth, Arno King, Anton van der Schans, Harry Crane, Grant Larkin.
Publisher: Subtropicalia Media P/L
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Web: www.stgmagazine.com.au
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