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Spring is in the air......

Garden Hints & Tips

Spring is in the air......

Finally the days are getting longer and the temperatures are rising although only in little bursts!  Gardens are starting to come to life with bulbs popping up all over the place bringing an end to that winter gloom.  Roses should have been pruned by now and signs of new growth

By Victoria Arnel 15 Aug 2024
It’s rose planting time!

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It’s rose planting time!

Greek poets praised roses with their sweet perfume and profuse blooms as “perfume of the gods” and “queen of flowers

By Victoria Arnel 01 Aug 2024
It’s a good time to get your native plants in the ground

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It’s a good time to get your native plants in the ground

The ground is wet and the days short. It’s good timing to get your native plants in the ground so the root system has time to establish in readiness for a flush of growth in spring. Our stock supply is moving  fast with many species already sold out.  There

By Victoria Arnel 17 Jul 2024
Let’s do an autopsy!

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Let’s do an autopsy!

I need to do a plant autopsy! The victim was a well established grevillea. It was a needle leaf variety so there were no warning signs of droopy leaves. 

By Victoria Arnel 04 Jul 2024
Potting mix – to buy or not to buy?

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Potting mix – to buy or not to buy?

Most gardeners who have at least some pot plants on the go will have discovered potting mixes available (especially at the popular big chain store) vary greatly in quality. It doesn’t need the frequent encouragement from Gardening Australia to ‘look for the red ticks’ – the temptation to opt for

By Benjamin Fortuna 06 Jun 2024
Choose native plants for containers

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Choose native plants for containers

The warmer days bring the opportunity to spruce up your garden, and to give a little TLC to tired looking pot plants and hanging baskets.

By Victoria Arnel 15 Sep 2022
Jobs, jobs and jobs!

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Jobs, jobs and jobs!

Without a doubt the wetter season has been good for the garden, but combined with the ending of the year, it has meant that there is a long list of jobs to do in the garden and too little time to do them.

By Victoria Arnel 23 Dec 2021
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