Living near the coast has plenty going for it. Fresh sea air, cooling breezes and the occasional...
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Top 12 Plants For Dry Shade In Australian Gardens
Dry shade sounds fairly harmless until you actually try to grow something in it. There is no...
Pycnosorus globosus – Billy Buttons
There are flowers that gently blend into the garden and then there are Billy Buttons. These...
15 Australian Native Flowering Plants that Attract Bees...
A garden filled with Australian native flowers can be beautiful and surprisingly hardworking. Bees...
10 Fastest Growing Vegetables For Impatient Gardeners
Growing your own vegetables is deeply satisfying. Waiting months for the first harvest is less...
Correa reflexa – Native Fuchsia
If you want a native shrub that quietly gets on with the job while everything else is having a...
Top 26 Plants for an Australian Native Cottage Garden
There is something undeniably charming about a cottage garden. Soft and abundant planting, flowers...
Gardening On A Budget: 20 Ways To Save Money In The Garden
If you have ever wandered through a nursery, picked up three plants and somehow walked out...
How To Grow Garlic In Australia: From Planting To Harvest
If you want a crop that makes you feel suspiciously competent, Garlic is a beauty. You plant one...
Grey Water In The Garden: What’s Safe And What’s Not
Water is too precious to waste, especially in Australia where the weather can swing from soaking...
