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It sounds counterintuitive – you imagine your poor brassicas frying in the scorching sun – but with the right set-up it’s not only possible, it’s essential if you want to maximise your harvests.
The secret to planting your autumn and winter crops early is to replicate the mild conditions they love, writes Phil Dudman. If you want to maximise your cool season crops, inst...
Many garden designers regard groundcovers as the most important plants in a garden. Chosen well, they don’t just smother weeds – they behave like carpet, linking separate elements to create flow and continuity. Where bare mulch can look dry and uninspiring, a living layer of groundcovers brings lushness, foliage contrast and seasonal colour. Groundcovers work in two ways: use...
Climbing plants open up a world of possibilities for gardeners, from the practical to the cleverly ornamental. They can hide ugly fences, blur boundaries to make gardens feel larger, disguise sheds or parts of the house, and soften walls, arbours, pergolas and other structures. They can even be trained up otherwise unremarkable trees, transforming them into striking features....
Heritage harmonyWhen Phillip Withers and Molly Shelton bought an early 1900s weatherboard home in East Geelong, on Wadawurrung Country, in 2023, they inherited little more than a modest front patch and a disjointed split-level backyard with no garden to speak of. What they saw, however, was an opportunity to craft a distinctly Australian garden for themselves...
FLOW STATE Phillip Withers and Molly Shelton have created a family-friendly and distinctly Australian garden. Get inspired by the planting schemes and design ideas in this great example of a modern Australian native garden.
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Two leading designers share their insights into the mode...
