15 Low-Maintenance Plants That Thrive in Full Sun
Fifteen hardy performers for beds that cop six or more hours of sun, from lomandra and westringia to frangipani and crepe myrtle.
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Best Fast-Growing Screening Trees for Privacy
Lilly Pilly, Silver Sheen, Viburnum, clumping bamboo and Little Gem magnolia all grow 3-8m quickly. Planting 45L sizes gives a full screen in 6 to 12 months.
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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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Choosing the Right Size Pot for Your Plant: The Complete Guide
The pot controls the whole root environment, and too big is as damaging as too small. Exact size steps, the right depth, and when to move up a size.
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Achieving the Perfect Magnolia Bloom: An Australian Pruning Guide
Prune deciduous magnolias after flowering in late summer, evergreens in late spring. The four D's method, variety timing and feeding for a heavier bloom.
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The 5 Best Small Magnolia Tree Varieties for Australian Gardens & Pots
Five dwarf magnolias for Australian gardens and pots, including Teddy Bear at 3 to 4 metres and Little Gem for screening, with care tips for each variety.
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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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Types of Magnolia Trees: An Australian Gardener's Guide
Evergreen or deciduous is the first decision. Teddy Bear, Little Gem, Kay Parris, Saucer and Star magnolias compared for Australian gardens, with pruning tips.
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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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Lilly Pilly Resilience vs. The Rest: An Expert's Guide to Choosing Your Perfect Hedge
Resilience, Select, Hinterland Gold and Goodbye Neighbours compared side by side on psyllid resistance, growth rate, foliage density and pruning workload.
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How to Plant & Prune Lilly Pilly 'Resilience' for a Perfect Hedge
Syzygium australe ‘Resilience’ grows 1 to 1.5 metres a year. Exact spacing, planting steps and a pruning calendar for a dense, formal hedge.
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Lilly Pilly Resilience: The Definitive Guide to Psyllid Resistance
Psyllid pimples are a lilly pilly problem you can plant your way out of. Why Syzygium 'Resilience' resists them, how fast it grows and how far apart to space it.
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Lilly Pilly Resilience Growth Rate: Your Guide to a Fast Privacy Screen
One to 1.5 metres in the first 12 to 18 months, and psyllid resistant with it. What Resilience actually does, and the spacing that gets you a solid screen.
