Plant's 101

Container Gardening

Gardening in pots offers the unique opportunity to really highlight plants habit, structure, texture and colour in a way that the garden bed does not allow.

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Encouraging Bees – Why we all need to Create a Bee ‘n’ B in Our Gardens

Australian native bees and honey bees are both part of a backyard’s rich biodiversity.

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Worm Farming Facts

Compost worms convert kitchen scraps and garden waste into nutrient-rich plant food perfect for the garden or potted plants. 

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The Power Flower Four

Spring slips away so quickly into summer, so get more wow for longer with flowers that continue to bloom into summer. 

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Tomato Time

Tomatoes are warm-season plants that grow best from mid-spring to mid-autumn. 

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Barbeque Herbs

Using herbs in cooking doesn’t just add flavour, it can also lower health risks of barbequing meat by preventing the formation of toxins

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Zoom in the home office

As we spend more time working from home, don’t underestimate the calming qualities of a few potted ‘work mates’

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Chillies

Chillies range in flavour from blistering heat through to a mild sweet flavour. 

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Cactus

As the weather cools, the colours in succulents intensify.

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Australian Natives

Drought tolerant, bird attracting, natives.  Who doesn’t love them?

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Banksias

Banksias are small trees and shrubs that have distinctive candle-like blooms.

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Kentia Palms

Lord Howe Island’s greatest export to the world is the Kentia Palm, which over there is called thatch palm as it is used for thatching.

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