Garden Hints & Tips
We have just returned from Singapore where, like most tourists, we visited the famous Gardens By The Bay. What a delight to explore for everyone, especially garden lovers! They feature both natural and architectural marvels where innovative thought continues to keep the Gardens sustainable. With plants from all over the
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The BOM hasn’t been covering itself with glory in recent months, not just because of its controversial new website, but for some seemingly erratic weather predictions. After our dry winter we were promised a wetter than average spring, and then maybe not, and then maybe it will come later.
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There is a small group of people who are making changes in the background, not under the cover of darkness but in the fresh air and daylight with positive attitudes working towards the same goal.
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We have started seeding and our tiny seeds are popping their heads up through the soil to greet our Spring weather and start a life as a tree, plant, grass or groundcover. It still amazes me that something as tiny as a grain of sand can end up being a
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Although not my favourite season, that goes to autumn, spring does bring a magical time to the garden. It never ceases to amaze me how plants just seem to explode into leaf and flower, seemingly doubling in size overnight, which brings me to some of my most favourite springtime plants.
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Spring is here and it never ceases to delight me to see the garden begin to burst with colour. If you can, it is a lovely time to walk around your neighbourhood. It is also a great opportunity to see what grows well in your area. Many exotics (not native
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We at the Goulburn Valley tree group Tatura, there is still time to plant out your native vegetation and we are still currently open for sales on Tuesday mornings. We have a good range of eucalypts including the popular red gum, a great tree for those wet corners in your
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We have come to expect things to happen instantly, even things that should normally take time. Gardens are no different. We can now create instant gardens. We see them being made on various TV shows and then want to make them ourselves. It just takes a little time - and
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It’s a bit exciting for gardeners when spring begins to stir. You can feel it before you see it—mornings are lighter, there are more sunny days when the air no longer feels as though it’s been transported from the snowfields and the breeze is softer – and ‘springier’
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Sitting here on my verandah with the warmth of the sun streaming through the trees I realise it’s only another few weeks and spring will have sprung. Realising this I also have been reminded that there’s still a few winter jobs I need to do before spring arrives.
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Whoever said that winter was a time for gardeners to relax somewhat certainly did not leave my place! The extended long and dry summer seems to have tricked my deciduous trees into thinking that autumn had not arrived yet! Consequently they are still dropping their leaves. My Melia Azedarach (known
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Winter has crept up on us this year after an exceptionally sunny and mild autumn prolonging the pleasure of our outdoor activities. But it’s time now for the weather gods to get back on track and bring on some proper winter weather – especially the rains (but not the chilly