Psychology of Colourful Plants: Exploring the Benefits
Warm colours energise and cool colours settle. How the hues in your garden and indoor plants affect mood, stress and focus, and how to plant with that in mind.
Garden Design
Growing guides, planting advice and plant care for garden design in Australian gardens, written by the team at Nursery Near Me.
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Do Plants Communicate? What the Evidence Actually Shows
Plants do signal to each other. The popular version of that story has outrun the evidence. Here is the honest picture.
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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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The Science Behind Plant Growth: Unlocking the Secrets
Plants need 17 essential elements, and each does a different job. A look at photosynthesis, water movement and the nutrients behind strong, healthy growth.
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Plants for Windy Conditions and How to Build a Windbreak
A solid fence does not block wind so much as launch it. What to plant, and how to lay a windbreak out properly.
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How Invasive Plant Species Affect Ecosystems
Lantana, mimosa pigra and bitou bush all spread far beyond where they were wanted. How invasive species take over an ecosystem, and what works against them.
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Bamboo Plant Highlights: A Green Touch for Every Home
One of the fastest growing plants on earth, and useful with it. Why clumping bamboo is the type to plant, and where it works as a screen or a feature.
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The Perfect Edging Plants: Landscape Your Perfect Garden
A crisp edge makes a garden look considered. How to choose edging plants that suit your climate and soil, from formal box to fragrant creeping thyme.
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Ornamental Grasses for Australian Gardens
Mature height, sun and frost tolerance for eight ornamental grasses and strappy plants, plus the two things guides leave out: plants per square metre for mass planting, and when to...
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Signs Your Plant Needs More Sun: When to Move
Plants tell you when the light is wrong. Pale leaves, leggy stems and no flowers are the early signs, and moving the pot a metre is often enough to fix...
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Variegated Plants for Australian Gardens
Variegated foliage lifts a shaded corner all year round. It also behaves differently under Australian sun, and that decides where it can go.
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Creating Living Art with Plants: A Guide for the Home
Plants can be arranged as artwork rather than decoration. Choosing species for texture and colour, then designing vertical pieces that keep growing and changing.
