Growing Guides
Camellia hedges: the flowering screen that work...
Sasanquas hedge in sun, japonicas flower in shade, and the difference decides your planting plan. How to build a camellia hedge and keep it flowering.
Camellia hedges: the flowering screen that work...
Sasanquas hedge in sun, japonicas flower in shade, and the difference decides your planting plan. How to build a camellia hedge and keep it flowering.
Choosing an ornamental pear: shape first, culti...
Capital, Chanticleer, Aristocrat or Manchurian? Ornamental pears differ mainly in silhouette. How to match the shape to the job, space them correctly, and avoid the two common mistakes.
Choosing an ornamental pear: shape first, culti...
Capital, Chanticleer, Aristocrat or Manchurian? Ornamental pears differ mainly in silhouette. How to match the shape to the job, space them correctly, and avoid the two common mistakes.
Magnolias in Australian gardens: Little Gem, Te...
The three magnolia groups do different jobs. How to choose between evergreen grandifloras, deciduous tulip magnolias and michelias, and where each one earns its place.
Magnolias in Australian gardens: Little Gem, Te...
The three magnolia groups do different jobs. How to choose between evergreen grandifloras, deciduous tulip magnolias and michelias, and where each one earns its place.
How many plants do I need for a hedge?
Work out hedge quantities from run length and mature width, with spacing bands, a worked 20 metre boundary example, and why planting tighter costs more without closing the hedge any...
How many plants do I need for a hedge?
Work out hedge quantities from run length and mature width, with spacing bands, a worked 20 metre boundary example, and why planting tighter costs more without closing the hedge any...
Japanese maples in Australian gardens: getting ...
Japanese maples fail more often than almost anything else we send out, and nearly always for the same reason: the position. How to site them for morning sun and afternoon...
Japanese maples in Australian gardens: getting ...
Japanese maples fail more often than almost anything else we send out, and nearly always for the same reason: the position. How to site them for morning sun and afternoon...
Low water gardens: plants that cope once establ...
Once established is doing a lot of work in that phrase: it means two summers of real watering before a dry garden looks after itself. What to plant, how to...
Low water gardens: plants that cope once establ...
Once established is doing a lot of work in that phrase: it means two summers of real watering before a dry garden looks after itself. What to plant, how to...