Tempted to add a Queensland Bottle Tree to your garden? You’re not alone – this one-of-a-kind tree tends to capture the heart of anyone that sees it. While it’s true that this is a highly…
Whether you purchase one of these unique trees as a feature tree for your garden, or you intend it as a container plant, you are sure to achieve years of lasting enjoyment from your bottle…
Tall feature trees in your designer garden make people look up. More than that, they might provide shade, pull up nutrients from deep in the earth, adding them to the earth as shed leaves. Tall…
April is the month for autumn and fall colours in Australia. While the Northern Hemisphere is dealing with the last snow flurries and the beginning of spring rains, Australia is experiencing longer, cooler nights and…
There’s nothing quite like the colour and vibrancy that flowers add to a garden. Chances are that you already have a few flowering plants dotted around you. Not only are they attractive to look at,…
Although it is unlikely that you will find Oberon and Titania, or even Bottom, the donkey-headed man in your garden at Midsummer, it is a season just as magical as the Shakespearean play. Poised at…
There are two times of the year when planting trees out-of-doors is just not the best idea: mid-winter, and mid-summer. But that does not mean that tree lovers have to do without their favorite plants….
Chalky soil can be difficult to work with. Not only is it usually shallow and stony, but it also has poor drainage and an alkaline pH that many plants struggle in. That said, if the…
We often cover the hottest new gardening trends each year, but there’s one part of the garden that frequently gets overlooked; the humble patio. Whether you have a sprawling patio in your back garden that’s…
Here in NSW, we’re blessed with quite a warm climate. Summers feel almost tropical while winters are generally mild and tolerable. This opens up plenty of options when it comes to picking new trees for…
When planting a new tree, it’s always worth paying some attention to the pH of your soil to ensure that this matches up with your new tree’s growing requirements. Some trees, such as the Queensland…
Mid to late summer is often the time of year when beginning gardeners give up planning or expanding the garden and focus on keeping their existing plants in good shape. This might mean watering them,…
More and more people are now choosing to give trees and plants as a gift, and it’s easy to see why. Not only is a tree a gift that looks impressive, but it’s also eco-friendly,…