Page 13 - Garden Tips & Plant Care Advice
- How To Gardening Basics SoilsDecember 02, 2020Creating a compost heap is a really simple and helpful thing to do for your garden, however small your outdoor patch. You can make free compost to improve your soil quality and your plants' health; and reduce your household waste and bills.
- Which Plants Are BestSeptember 16, 2020The scented blossom flowers of buddleia are absolutely wonderful at attracting wildlife to your garden. The common name is “butterfly bush” – and for good reason. Butterflies lap up the nectar in each blossom, and on a warm day you’ll have your very own butterfly garden to enjoy.
- How To Gardening BasicsJuly 30, 2020Sometimes it seems like plant names are terrifyingly and unnecessarily complicated. Like they are in Klingon, not English. Can't we just call them all by their common names?
- How To Gardening BasicsJuly 08, 2020Gardening can be confusing to beginners - like every hobby, there's a lot of words that have specific meanings for those in the know. Here's some of those words, to help you learn more about plants.
- Which Plants Are Best Grasses & Groundcovers Native PlantsJune 30, 2020Dianellas – our native flax lily – are an excellent addition to all kinds of gardens, from native bush paddocks to schmick urban back yards. How many could you make room for, in your garden?
- How To Popular PostsMay 12, 2020We produce - or 'propagate' - our plants in the nursery in one of three ways : from cuttings, from tissue culture, and from seed. Find out more on how we do that, here.
- Special EventsMay 03, 2020To mark International Women's Day, March 8th, we remember some of the significant Australian women working in horticulture.
- Wildlife & PetsApril 21, 2020Without bees, almost all edible crops would be unpollinated – no fruits, no vegetables, no nuts. Many favourite garden flowers would go unpollinated too – no seeds for future plants. And no honey for our toast. Help restore declining bee populations by finding a place for bee-friendly plants, in even the smallest of outdoor spaces.
- Popular Posts Which Plants Are Best SoilsApril 15, 2020Want to ditch the shovel and plant a garden? There's a surprising range of plants suited to clay soil, from groundcovers to feature trees. Many favourite native plants are ideal, they're naturally exposed to prolonged periods of rain followed by drought.
- Which Plants Are Best Indoor PlantsApril 10, 2020Plants can add beauty and a sense of nature to our homes and offices, shopping malls and public spaces. But did you know they also help us feel better, and stay healthier, physically and mentally?
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