"Canberra is being reshaped by the de-greening programs of the dull and disingenuous leadership of Andrew Barr and Shane Rattenbury and their subservient Greenslabor government," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
PAUL COSTIGAN and IAN MEIKLE offer some personal memories on the passing of long-time "CityNews" gardening writer Cedric Bryant…
"CityNews" has lost a good friend; is friendless in the ACT government and is making new friends with its fabulous, new website. It's another "Seven Days" with IAN MEIKLE.
THE future of the trees on the tram-fated Northbourne Avenue has got gardening writer Cedric…
June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. It’s estimated that 14,000 lives a year in Australia are changed by its diagnosis. ‘CityNews’ gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT was one of them and this is his story...
THE Escallonia bifida is an extremely hardy evergreen shrub flowering in summer/early autumn. Its synonymous…
THE mild winter, with its regular rain and few frosts, suggests we’re in for a…
WHAT is it about winter so many folk dislike? In winter it is easy to…
ONE of my favourite perennials, the pink Sedum spectabile “Autumn Joy”, is an amazing plant…
SOME weeks ago I mentioned plants listed in Shakespeare’s works. Here is the promised list…
THIS time of the year produces some of autumn’s showiest flowers, especially sasanqua camellias. As…
ONE vital aspect of winter gardening is not to neglect watering. When the ground is…
AUTUMN days are a great delight in the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Visitors will see…
THE outstanding Osmanthus fragrans is a Chinese plant that became an instant hit when introduced…
AS the leaves turn in autumn, there are many shrubs with rich leaf colour at…
CHRYSANTHEMUMS and dahlias are two of autumn’s most floriferous plants. The small-flowered varieties of Chrysanthemums…
ON hot days, white-flowering plants give a sense of coolness and there are many white-flowering…
WHEN driving past Canberra Airport one cannot but be impressed with the high standard of…
THE biggest temptation in extreme heat is to over-water plants. Often they can show signs…
