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.

Here we are now • We ring in the new year with sweet, social and summery ideas in our ‘entertaining’ issue.

Dinner Party Shopping List

Musthead

Party Perfect Plates • Having friends over never looked so good! Get fresh with these finger-food fancies.

Tipsy Treats • Combine the best of cocktails and desserts into lush sweets.

Sip Into Summer • Cocktail whiz Jarrod Rickard (DIY Cocktail Guy on Instagram) shares some bar-keep inspirations for the party season. Shake, blend and stir up fresh party drinks to get the celebrations started!

Heavenly hydrangeas • There’s a hydrangea to suit every need, whether you want balloon-like blooms or flowers in filigree patterns.

Set The Scene • The summer entertaining season is your home’s time to shine. Soak up the inspiration with these on-trend buys, handpicked for every occasion.

Be The Host Who Can Boast

Splash of colour • Hook up and crochet your own coasters with these fun designs.

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Future Gardens • Discover some of Australia’s stunning gardens from Claire Takacs and Giacomo Guzzon’s book Visionary. Read on to find ways to make your garden exciting, innovative and a living work of art.

Your summer Garden

Set Up For Success

Scorcher Solutions • The harm a heat wave causes need not be permanent – quick treatment will have your garden looking as glorious as ever in no time!

Heat-Loving Plants • Keep things vibrant during warmer weather with plants that won’t wilt under pressure.

Reframing History • More than a pretty face, timber fretwork is coming home again. Find out why this fancy feature is worth all the fuss.

Face The Day • If your front porch is looking stark, add a gorgeous graphic element under the edge of the roof for an open, friendly entrance.

Porch Perfect • How BHG mag’s Tiff Bancroft stencilled a tessellated tile look on her porch.

In your Garden

Better gardening

Moon guide

Native Nectars

Aussie Ingredients • Mindy Woods shares her favourite native ingredients and how to use them.

Shake It Up! • Choose your own adventure with these great-tasting sauces, rubs and marinades. They’ll give your weekend barbecue a real flavour boost.

Fresh Start • Alice Zaslavsky shares vibrant salads perfect for summer from her new book.

dinner for one

better cooking

Wild & free • Make summer a boredom-free zone for the younger ones. Build them a simple garden getaway where they can get creative with nature and let their imaginations soar free.

Make Your Own nature crown

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Get Party Ready

better health

Explore the Scenic Route • Can you keep a secret? We’re filling you in on some lesser-known – but no less wonderful – places near to some of Australia’s big-name tourist destinations. Take a detour and you can extend your holiday experience to get the best of both worlds.

Better Pets

Splash Of Colour • Crocheted coasters will keep drips and spills off the furniture. They’re worked in cotton yarn, so are simple to wash or soak if needed.

Top Picks • CHECK OUT OUR PICKS OF THE MONTH TO SEE WHAT'S NEW, WHAT'S HOT AND WHAT'S IN STORE NOW!

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