Peony time for fluffy blooms
Peonies reward the gardener with many long-lasting, fragrant blooms, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
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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.
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It’s all about the beautiful foliage, not the flowers
Gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON writes about the attractive foliage of peperomias and the challenge of dealing with apple scab.
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Sting’s the thing when it comes to nettles
There's some good news and some bad news about having nettles in the garden. Let gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON enlighten you...
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A trusty, old geranium untroubled by frost
While some plants are hit by the mid-winter frosts, gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON says there is an old, trusty one that keeps thriving, unaffected at all – meet the rose-scented geranium.
If there's a small area in the garden for a gentle, scrambling climber that likes a little shade, then the evergreen and native Macquarie vine is a terrific choice, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Crab-apples are a popular tree to grow in our region and there are many to choose from, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
In a native garden there's always room for a casuarina. They range from large trees to ground covers, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
It's almost mid-winter, the soil will be cold, the garden is dormant and growth of plants is at a minimum, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Grafting allows a variety of trees, shrubs and plants to grow successfully outside their natural habitat and in a wider variety of soils, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
With planning, the winter garden can still have plenty of colour and, in some cases, the cool winters encourage leaves on plants to go red under stress, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Many pruning forms allow fruit trees to be planted closer together and keep growth of the trees to a manageable size for netting and picking, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Despite the first month of winter being upon us, the Canberra garden can still be in bloom with shrubs such as camellias, winter sweet and viburnums, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
When the autumn leaves have fallen from shrubs and trees, it's time to give them a little prune, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON is talking trees this week, especially on that puts on a beautiful display of peeling bark at this time of the year.
The popular Japanese maple is an all-round, great small tree for a suburban garden, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
It's Canberra Tree Week and the right time to plan to plant a tree in the garden when most trees are deciduous, dormant and have no leaves, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
