The best plant… for every season
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON showcases her seasonal favourites from a year in the garden.
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"All dahlias, summer and autumn annuals should be in the ground and the last sowing of tomatoes, capsicums and zucchinis can be done for late-autumn cropping," says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Planting roses at this time of the year will need a lot of TLC to get them established through the summer heat. Probably best to wait for winter, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Opening in 2015, owner of Pialligo’s Cool Country Natives Karen Brien says that helping customers choose plants that will work for their garden and then hearing how good they look as they grow is "such a rewarding experience".
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Tough plant that survives on neglect
Gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON highlights a tough Mediterranean plant from the mint family that grows well in our region.
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How about giving the fast-growing mulberry a go?
It's the beginning of the summer fruiting trees, such as the stone fruits, nuts and mulberries, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
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Try some easy growing cucumbers
If there's room on the trellis, cucumbers are a good summer crop to grow with tomatoes, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Tree tomatoes, who knew? Gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON'S got one, but they come with their challenges, she says.
Thinning stone fruit such as peaches, nectarines and apricots is best done just after flowers have waned, but if it was not done then, it can be done now, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
We have come to rely on the European honey bee for all our food and garden needs, but there are many native Australian bees that do just as much work, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON looks at striking plant grown for the silvering in its leaves then dives into the vegetable patch. It's time to get planting!
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON writes in praise of a terrific habitat tree that's attractive to parrots and silver eyes, and suitable for large gardens that have beehives.
Apart from pest problems, there's a lot to love about azaleas and rhododendrons, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
The warmer weather brings the most vibrant time of the year in the ornamental garden, says columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Flowering bulbs are putting on a show in the spring garden, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON... and she's happy to play favourites.
Peonies reward the gardener with many long-lasting, fragrant blooms, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON sings the praises of a terrific little ground cover that also looks good in a hanging basket.
Now is the time to prepare for the fight against codling moths. In the next few weeks, as the weather warms, they'll be out, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON contrasts her column with a toxic weed and a terrific little plant with a fragrant scent.
