Pairing Plants to Compliment Eachother in Your Garden Oasis
Pairing plants well does more than look good. The right neighbours deter pests, share nutrients and shelter each other from wind and temperature swings.
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Leaf Burn in Australian Gardens: Causes and Fixes
A single hot northerly can scorch a plant that looked perfect the evening before. Here is how to read the damage and prevent the next round.
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Creating Shade: Using Trees as Cover for Walkways
A shaded path is cooler, quieter and far nicer to walk. Choosing the right tree comes down to canopy density, root behaviour and how long it will live.
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Weeping Lilly Pilly: Hedging, Growth Rate and Care
The lilly pilly psyllid does not disfigure. How to space it, clip it, and keep the base from going bare.
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Soil Types Explained: How to Identify and Improve Yours
Almost every persistent garden problem traces back to soil. How to identify yours in two minutes, and what to do about it.
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Comprehensive Blueberry Ash Tree Guide for Australian Gardeners
Fringed bell flowers, blue berries and birds all year. Where blueberry ash grows best in Australia and how to keep it healthy.
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Cascade Lilly Pilly: The One That Actually Flowers
Most lilly pillies are grown as green screening. Cascade is the one you plant for the flowers, if you prune it correctly.
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Plant Gifts for Christmas: Australian Gift Ideas
A plant is the rare Christmas gift still alive next December. Ideas sorted by budget and by recipient, including what to send someone who kills everything, and when to order...
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How to Propergate: A Guide to Plant Success
Cuttings, layering, division or seed - each suits a different plant. A plain guide to propagating what you already grow instead of buying more.
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Eumundi Quandong Care Guide
Elaeocarpus eumundi is a glossy-leaved native screen tree for subtropical gardens. Where to plant it, the soil it prefers and how often it needs watering.
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Creative Ideas for Garden Sitting Spaces
A seat you actually sit in needs shade, a little screening and furniture that survives the weather. Here is how to carve a quiet corner out of the garden.
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Border Brilliance: Low-Growing Plant Ideas
A defined border does more than tidy a garden, it suppresses weeds and guides the eye. Flowering annuals, hardy perennials and evergreens that stay low.
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Your Guide to Versatile Plants!
Shade, full sun, privacy screening or pollinators: four jobs a garden needs done, and the plants that handle each one reliably in Australian conditions.
