To mark Australia Day, we asked all the readers of our newsletter to vote for their favourite native plant. We got heaps of responses, and some surprising and unusual plants nominated.... Did your favourite plant win?
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Every year the hugely influential trend team at Pantone decide on a key colour, that reflects leading fashion and style trends, and our current emotional mood. These colours show up in our homes, our cars, our clothes - and our gardens.
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It can be confusing to choose the right plants for your garden, especially with the huge choice we have! Follow our helpful choosing checklist, and you'll give your new plants the best chance of growing well and happy.
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The fastest-growing screening plants for quick hedges of all kinds. If you want a speedy way to block out the neighbours, here are our recommendations for hedges in a hurry.
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Cordylines are very popular plants for all kinds of gardens, to add bright vibrant colour and an instant feeling of tropical climates. They are also very happy growing in pots, indoors or outside
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This week, like the late lamented Prince himself, we're Pashing on Purple. You'll discover some of our favourite amethyst-berry-grape-lavender-lilac-magenta-mauve-plum-violet-and-wine-coloured flowering plants. Which one is your favourite?
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Groundcovers are fantastic plants for Australian gardens. They are low maintenance workhorses that carry out multiple jobs in the garden. If you're thinking of mass planting groundcovers, do it the easy way with our tubestock plants - cheaper, and much less effort! Here's how
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If you've only got a narrow space to plant a hedge, or you want a hedge that will go up rather than out, these are the best skinny hedges for small spaces.
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Spring is here and our gardens are waking up after their winter snooze. Some are almost presentable the moment they awake, whereas others need a bit more work to get them looking schmick. If you spend only ten minutes a day in your garden, you can make a real difference with little effort.
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The fastest-growing screening plants are not hedges, they're climbers. If you want a really speedy solution to cover an eyesore, block out the neighbours, create almost-instant shade - then climbers are your perfect plants.
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