Best Plants for Heavy Clay Soil in Australia
Heavy clay drowns roots in winter and bakes hard in summer. These floodplain natives and tough exotics thrive in it, and mound planting keeps them alive.
Soil & Fertiliser
Growing guides, planting advice and plant care for soil & fertiliser in Australian gardens, written by the team at Nursery Near Me.
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Rose Care Guide for Australian Gardens
Roses are easier than their reputation once the calendar is Australian. Position, the winter prune and deep watering do most of the work, and the rest is variety choice.
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August Garden Checklist for Australian Gardens
August is the last quiet month before bud burst. Here are the pruning, feeding, mulching and planting jobs worth doing now, sorted by climate zone.
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15 Low Maintenance Plants for Full Sun in Australia
Full sun in Australia is not full sun anywhere else. Fifteen plants that genuinely cope, and the one year of care they do need.
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Summer Garden Maintenance Tips: Keep Your Australian Garden Thriving
Heatwaves, drying winds and hungry pests all arrive at once. The watering, mulching and feeding routine that carries an Australian garden through summer.
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The Complete Guide to Magnolia Tree Care in Australia
Yellow leaves, no flowers, scale insects: a magnolia tells you when something is wrong. Here is how to read the signs and get an Australian magnolia thriving.
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Lilly Pilly Resilience Problems: Your Troubleshooting Guide
Yellow leaves, brown papery patches or a black sooty film on a Syzygium australe 'Resilience' hedge, diagnosed by symptom, with the treatment for each cause.
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How to Create a Great Hedge (And Keep It Looking Sharp)
Lilly pilly, viburnum, murraya, photinia or buxus, and the spacing that decides whether they knit together. Planting in a trench, then keeping it sharp.
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How to Lower Soil pH: A Guide for Healthier Gardens and Lawns
If leaves yellow despite regular feeding, alkaline soil may be locking up nutrients. How to test soil pH and lower it by natural or chemical means.
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Top Cowboy Cactus Tips for a Thriving Garden
Western character with almost no upkeep. The drainage, sun hours and sparing watering routine that keeps a cowboy cactus upright rather than rotting at the base.
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Recognising Plant Deficiencies: A Guide for Gardeners
Leaves tell you what the soil is missing. Learn to read yellowing, purpling and stunted growth, then correct the nutrient behind the symptom.
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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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How to Avoid Weeds in Your Garden: Top Tips
Pulling weeds is the last resort. Understanding their lifecycles, planting dense ground covers and mulching properly keeps them out to begin with.
