Fast Growing Hedges: Ideal Picks for Aussie Gardens
Privacy in a season or two rather than a decade. The fastest hedge plants for Australian gardens, how quickly each grows, and how often you will be trimming.
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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Low Maintenance Shrubs for Aussie Gardens
Hardy evergreen shrubs that look after themselves through an Australian summer, and the site checks worth doing before you choose.
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Why Plant Leaves Turn Brown in Australian Gardens
The pattern of the browning tells you the cause. In Australian gardens it is usually heat, wind, water or salt rather than disease.
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Best Trees for Lining Driveways in Australia: Top Choices
The right avenue trees turn a driveway into an entrance. Which species suit Australian conditions, how far apart to plant them, and what to check first.
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Fast Growing Trees: Boost Your Garden's Appeal Instantly
Shade in a few seasons rather than a few decades. Fast growing natives and exotics for Australian gardens, and how to avoid planting something that outgrows the space.
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Orchids Care & Maintenance: A Guide
Phalaenopsis for beginners, Vanda for drama. The light, humidity and temperature orchids actually need to flower reliably indoors.
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Beach Spider Lily: A Guide to Growth
White, spidery blooms on a salt and drought tolerant coastal bulb. How to plant, water and feed Hymenocallis littoralis in sandy Australian gardens.
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Espaliered Trees: Enhance Aesthetic and Maximise Space
Training a tree flat against a wall turns a metre of garden into a screen, a feature and a fruit crop. What to plant, what to tie it to, and...
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Understanding Root Rot: A Gardener's Guide
Wilting despite watering is the sign most gardeners miss. What root rot actually is, the symptoms to check for, and how to rescue a plant before it is too late.
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Silver Falls Dichondra: Care, Colour and Common Mistakes
Spills two metres down a wall and thrives on neglect. Why it turns green, and the watering mistake that kills it.
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Succulents in Australia: A Complete Care Guide
Succulents fail in Australia from humidity and heavy mix far more often than from neglect. Named varieties, a potting mix recipe by ratio, and propagation from leaf and stem.
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Frangipani Varieties: Choosing the Perfect Blooms
White, yellow, pink or deep red, and each frangipani has its own climate preference. How to pick a variety that suits your garden's warmth and the space you have.
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Poinciana (Delonix Regia): Growing It, and the Real Flame Tree
Delonix regia is the poinciana, and it is not Australian. Here is how it differs from the Illawarra flame tree, and where each belongs.
