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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How to Grow and Care for Conifers?
Conifers need the right start to thrive. How to plant, water and prune them, including the one-third rule that stops a conifer being damaged for good.
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Mondo Grass: Types, Spacing and Why It Is So Slow
It is not a grass, and it is slower than anyone expects. Those two facts explain most mondo disappointments.
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Tips for Choosing and Caring for Your Ficus Benjamina Plant
Twelve checks to make before you buy a weeping fig, from leaf colour to root firmness, plus what to do when it drops leaves in its first weeks at home.
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Where and How to Buy Tibouchina Lepidota Alstonville Plants?
Tibouchina Alstonville is worth hunting down for its deep purple flowers. What to check before you buy, and how to plant it once it arrives.
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Date Palms in Australia: Varieties and Care
The date palm most people picture is not the one most people should plant. Here is which Phoenix species suits which Australian garden.
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What Makes Red Yuccas So Popular?
Red yucca is a heat and drought-tolerant succulent with coral flower spikes, no sharp leaf tips and repeat flowering, making it easy in rock and pollinator gardens.
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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.
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Enhancing Your Home's Exterior with Exotic Plant Selection
Balance, proportion, movement and focal points are what make a front garden work. How to apply them using exotic plants suited to Brisbane's climate.
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Create a Relaxing Home Sanctuary: Plants for a Stress-Reducing Indoor Garden
Spider plant, snake plant, monstera, lavender and jasmine chosen for cleaner air, calm and easy care, with advice on where to place each one at home.
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Top 10 Drought-Tolerant Plants for Your Brisbane Garden
Ten hardy plants that shrug off a Brisbane dry spell, from grevillea and banksia to agave, lavender and kangaroo paw, with tips for establishing each one.
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Low-Maintenance Landscape Plants for Busy Brisbane Homeowners
Five hardy performers for Brisbane gardens, from lomandra and westringia to wild iris, all drought-tolerant, pest-resistant and happy with one trim a year.
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Planting and Care Basics: Success with Your New Garden Plants
Getting a new plant into the ground properly matters more than anything you do later. Soil prep, hole depth, backfilling, watering in and the first weeks of care.
