Everything to Know About Dragon Tree Care and Maintenance
Dracaena marginata is one of the easiest indoor plants going. It handles low light, forgives a missed watering and can reach around 1.8m indoors.
Care Guide
Growing guides, planting advice and plant care for care guide in Australian gardens, written by the team at Nursery Near Me.
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Your Complete Care Guide to Monstera Deliciosa, the Fruit Salad Plant
Monstera deliciosa wants bright indirect light and a drink every one to two weeks. What its yellow leaves, crispy edges and wilting are telling you.
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Elephant Ear Plants in Australia: Varieties and Care
Elephant ears give you the biggest leaf you can grow, and one of them is native to Australian rainforest. Here is which variety suits where.
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How to Grow and Care for Conifers?
Conifers need the right start to thrive. How to plant, water and prune them, including the one-third rule that stops a conifer being damaged for good.
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Mondo Grass: Types, Spacing and Why It Is So Slow
It is not a grass, and it is slower than anyone expects. Those two facts explain most mondo disappointments.
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Tips for Choosing and Caring for Your Ficus Benjamina Plant
Twelve checks to make before you buy a weeping fig, from leaf colour to root firmness, plus what to do when it drops leaves in its first weeks at home.
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Date Palms in Australia: Varieties and Care
The date palm most people picture is not the one most people should plant. Here is which Phoenix species suits which Australian garden.
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Low-Maintenance Landscape Plants for Busy Brisbane Homeowners
Five hardy performers for Brisbane gardens, from lomandra and westringia to wild iris, all drought-tolerant, pest-resistant and happy with one trim a year.
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Planting and Care Basics: Success with Your New Garden Plants
Getting a new plant into the ground properly matters more than anything you do later. Soil prep, hole depth, backfilling, watering in and the first weeks of care.
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Science Behind Fertilisers: Guide to Feeding Your Garden
The N-P-K numbers on the bag stop being a mystery once you know what each nutrient does. A plain guide to choosing and applying fertiliser in the garden.
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Maximizing Space: How to Create a Thriving Vertical Garden
Grow up instead of out. How to plan a vertical garden on a wall, fence or balcony, choose the right plants and set up watering that actually keeps them alive.
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Indoor Exotic Plants Guide: Creating a Lush Indoor Garden
Monstera, fiddle leaf fig, anthurium and snake plant each want different light and humidity. Here is how to group them so an indoor garden holds together.
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Nursery Near Me's Guide to Creating a Waterwise Garden: Sustainable Tips and Plant Selections
Water restrictions do not have to mean a bare garden. Soil health, mulch, grouped watering zones and drought-tolerant planting keep a garden green on far less water.
