Discover the Top Plants for Urban Gardeners 2025
City gardens live in pots, on balconies and in whatever light the building allows. The hardy perennials, succulents and air purifiers that handle those conditions.
Pots & Small Spaces
Growing guides, planting advice and plant care for pots & small spaces in Australian gardens, written by the team at Nursery Near Me.
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Transform Your Outdoor Staircase with Stunning Plants
Every step on an outdoor staircase gets different light. How to match succulents, ferns and climbers to each one for a planted entrance that lasts.
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Effective Tips on How to Identify and Treat Common Plant Pests and Diseases
Leaf curl, holes and sticky residue all mean something. What each symptom points to, and how to deal with the pest behind it before it spreads.
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Transform Your Balcony! Top Small Space Plants
A balcony has more growing room than it looks. Compact, hardy plants for pots, hanging baskets and corners, including which ones cope with limited sunlight.
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Indoor Plants for Every Room: An Australian Guide
Most indoor plants fail because of the room, not the owner. A room-by-room guide to matching plants to the light an Australian home actually gets, with watering intervals for each.
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How to Repot Your Plants Like a Pro
Understanding how to repot your plants correctly will help them flourish, showing signs such as roots emerging from drainage holes. Enjoy healthier plants!
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Best Low Light Plants for Home
Exploring some of the best low light plants can make your home more vibrant and inviting, even in spaces where sunlight is not abundant. Transform, enhance and enjoy!
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Growing Olive Trees in Pots: An Australian Guide
Olives are one of the few Mediterranean trees that genuinely thrive in a pot. Here is how to keep one healthy on an Australian patio or balcony.
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Crafting elegance: using plants to make a statement entrance
First impressions form in seconds. How to use planters, layered foliage and colour at an entrance so the front door feels considered rather than bare.
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The best feature tree for low and high sun spots
One entry gets three hours of morning light, another bakes all afternoon. Which feature trees suit each, and what makes a tree shade-tolerant or sun-hardy.
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Blue Chalksticks in Australia: Planting and Care
Blue chalksticks holds its colour through the worst of summer and needs almost no water. It has one weakness worth knowing before you plant it.
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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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A Guide to Gardening in Small Spaces
Small courtyards and balconies can still feel lush. Vertical planting, container groupings and space-saving furniture that make every square metre count.
