Garden Hints & Tips
When we walked around the garden of our newly purchased home in Rushworth, my husband commented, rather negatively, about the large cactus plant against the western fence. I have since studied it and found that it is a Golden Torch Cactus or Trichocereus Spachianus. This is a very fast growing,
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It is autumn. Thank goodness we have received a substantial amount of rain in the past week. Rain after a drought brings rapid growth but also brings risks, including soil erosion, root rot and sudden plant collapse due to waterlogging. Manage the transition by checking drainage, reducing automatic irrigation, managing
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I guess many of us are starting to get a bit tired of the constant watering, fertilising, edging and mowing the lawn. With the heatwaves and droughts it seems an endless task. Have you ever considered doing away with your lawn or at least reducing the size of it? Many
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I don’t need to tell you how hot and dry it has been and unfortunately our gardens do suffer during these past conditions. For the last few years I have been slowly replacing and replanting some of my garden beds with plants that are more resilient to these conditions
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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