Westringia Care Guide: Growing Coastal Rosemary Anywhere in Australia
Salt wind, drought, frost and neglect: coastal rosemary shrugs off all four, then flowers most of the year anyway. This is the native hedge for hard places.
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Plants That Thrive in Poor Soil
Sandy, compacted or nutrient-poor ground does not have to limit a garden. Natives, hardy shrubs and tough trees that grow well without constant soil improvement.
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Garden Layout Mistakes That Make Outdoor Spaces Look Smaller
Overcrowded beds, narrow paths, blocked sightlines and too much paving all shrink a garden visually. Ten common layout mistakes and how to correct each one.
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Plants That Change Colour Throughout the Year
Japanese maple, nandina, loropetalum and crepe myrtle shift colour as the year turns, giving a garden something new to look at in every season.
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Unusual Trees That Will Make Your Garden Stand Out
Dragon tree, Illawarra flame tree, bottle tree, monkey puzzle and Wollemi pine: striking trees that still perform in Australian conditions.
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Best Trailing Plants for Retaining Wall
Dichondra 'Silver Falls', Cousin It, Pigface and Hardenbergia spill over hard edges and soften stone. Plant at the top of the wall, 60-90cm apart, for the best effect.
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Rooftop Garden Ideas: Turning a Roof Into a Green Space
Rooftops are windy, hot and weight limited, which narrows the plant list fast. Container planting, screening, shade and the structural checks to do first.
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Garden Design Trends in 2026
Outdoor kitchens, less lawn, more natives and materials that weather with age. The garden design shifts shaping Australian backyards in 2026.
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Perennial Plants for a Cottage Garden
The English cottage perennials struggle in most of Australia, but the cottage effect transfers perfectly once the plant list changes. The perennials that carry it from spring to autumn here,...
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Discover Native Plants With Yellow Flowers for Your Garden
Wattle, banksia, grevillea, hibbertia and more, grouped into trees, shrubs and groundcovers, with the birds and pollinators each one brings to the garden.
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Discover Native Plants With Red Flowers for Your Garden
Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon', bottlebrush, flowering gum and kangaroo paw all bring hot red into the garden, and every one of them pulls honeyeaters in with it.
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Creating a Hydro Planter: A Simple Guide to Growing Plants in Water
Swap soil for clay balls and a water reservoir: a cleaner, lower-maintenance way to grow peace lilies, pothos and monstera indoors, explained step by step.
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15 Best Pond Plants for Australian Gardens
Most Australian ponds are planted badly. The marginal and edge plants that hide the liner, shade the water and keep it clear.
