Tiny community gardens ‘pop up’
SMALL food gardens popped up at the local shops in Downer and Chifley yesterday as part of an initiative by...
SMALL food gardens popped up at the local shops in Downer and Chifley yesterday as part of an initiative by...
AS we go into a Mexican-type climate, there is resurgence in the interest of cacti…
THE Escallonia bifida is an extremely hardy evergreen shrub flowering in summer/early autumn. Its synonymous…
MANY climbing plants in your garden will possibly be getting completely out of hand. How…
IN heatwave conditions the aim is not to panic, plants are much tougher than most…
DESPITE the difficult spring, with hugely varying temperatures and rainfall, the petunias are in, the…
THERE is nothing more soothing than the sound of water on a hot day. And…
SOME of the softest and most delicate looking plants – often termed English cottage garden…
FEEDING plants is possibly one of the most misunderstood aspects of gardening, especially in pots.…
VISITORS to Canberra often comment to me about the endless dreariness of our nature strips,…
HANGING gardens are ideally suited for balconies and townhouses. Note, I say “hanging gardens”, not…
IT is vitally important, with unprecedented high fire risks and increasing temperatures, to look closely…
STUNNING is a word that comes to mind with many trees and shrubs when in…
OPEN GARDEN WORDS: Kathryn Vukovljak PHOTOS: Brent McDonald
BLOSSOMS, blossoms everywhere as we go into the real start of spring in Canberra –…
ONE special variety of winter-flowering clematis is Clematis cirrhosa “Wisley Cream”. It is so special…
WHAT is it about winter so many folk dislike? In winter it is easy to…
AS we go into winter, the flowering time for many fragrant plants comes into its…
FEARLESS about stings, knowledgeable about waggle dances and calm in the face of swarms, John…