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Planting Zones
Know your zone and make gardening a whole lot easier. This map will help you choose the best plants for your garden.
As a general rule, if you choose plants from only one type of climate zone, then your garden will have a unified and credible look to it. If that climate zone is also your climate zone the garden will be easier to maintain, too.
Click on a zone on the map, or the legend below, and a description of the zone will appear on the right.
Map from www.bhg.com.au
Zone descriptions from "Warm House, Cool House"
Click on a zone on the map, or the legend, and more information will appear here.
Zone
5 - Cool temperate
Characterised by cold but often sunny winter days, cold winter nights, mild summer days with cool nights. This climate is prevalent in the highlands of the Great Dividing Range, in parts of Victoria, NSW, the ACT and in central and western Tasmania.
Characterised by cold but often sunny winter days, cold winter nights, mild summer days with cool nights. This climate is prevalent in the highlands of the Great Dividing Range, in parts of Victoria, NSW, the ACT and in central and western Tasmania.
Zone
6 - Warm temperate
Characterised by cool to cold winter days, cold winter nights, warm to hot summers with moderate to high humidity. This climate is prevalent in the south-east of Australia, the south-west tip of Western Australia, and those areas of Tasmania that are not included in the cool temperate zone.
Characterised by cool to cold winter days, cold winter nights, warm to hot summers with moderate to high humidity. This climate is prevalent in the south-east of Australia, the south-west tip of Western Australia, and those areas of Tasmania that are not included in the cool temperate zone.
Zone
3 - Mediterranean
Characterised by mild to cold winter days, cold winter nights, very hot dry summer days and hot to mild summer nights. This climate is prevalent in the south-west of Western Australia, south-eastern parts of South Australia, and the western slopes and plains of NSW and Victoria .
Characterised by mild to cold winter days, cold winter nights, very hot dry summer days and hot to mild summer nights. This climate is prevalent in the south-west of Western Australia, south-eastern parts of South Australia, and the western slopes and plains of NSW and Victoria .
Zone
1 - Hot arid
Characterised by warm to mild winter days, cool to cold winter nights, very hot and dry summer days and warm to hot summer nights. This climate is prevalent in the centre of Australia, west to the coast and south to the Great Australian Bight.
Characterised by warm to mild winter days, cool to cold winter nights, very hot and dry summer days and warm to hot summer nights. This climate is prevalent in the centre of Australia, west to the coast and south to the Great Australian Bight.
Zone
7 - Humid Subtropical
Characterised by mild to cool winter days, cool to cold winter nights, hot and humid summer days with slightly cooler nights. This climate is prevalent in coastal areas in northern NSW and southern Queensland, and in the highlands of north-eastern Queensland.
Characterised by mild to cool winter days, cool to cold winter nights, hot and humid summer days with slightly cooler nights. This climate is prevalent in coastal areas in northern NSW and southern Queensland, and in the highlands of north-eastern Queensland.
Zone
8 - Tropical
Characterised by very high humidity in the summer, or wet season, and high temperatures throughout the year, with cooler nights in the short winter, or dry season. This climate is prevalent along Australia's northern coast.
Characterised by very high humidity in the summer, or wet season, and high temperatures throughout the year, with cooler nights in the short winter, or dry season. This climate is prevalent along Australia's northern coast.
Zone
4 - Cold
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Zone
2 - Warm semi arid
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