Magic Magnolia Mulch

18 March, 2021  |  Sandra Ross

Sandra's special recipe does magical things to sulking magnolias!

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Meet Daryl Jones, Bird feeder

18 March, 2021  |  Robin Powell

Millions of people around the world feed birds in their garden, which is not necessarily a good thing, as Professor Daryl Jones explains in his new book The Birds at My Table.

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Meet Dave Gray: Head gardener, Everglades

18 March, 2021  |  Robin Powell

For the last two years Dave Gray has been head gardener at Everglades, a National Trust property in Leura, designed and built through the 1930s by Paul Sorensen.

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Meet Glennis Clark, Heritage Rose grower and Rookwood volunteer

18 March, 2021  |  Robin Powell

Among the hidden treasures at Rookwood Necropolis are beautiful old roses, cared for by volunteers.

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Meet John Robb: Plant breeder, Paradise Plants

18 March, 2021  |  Robin Powell

Meet John Robb, Plant breeder, Paradise Plants. Paradise Plants, established by Bob Cherry more than 40 years ago, has bred some of our favourite garden plants. John Robb explains there’s no room for sentiment in the working life of a plant breeder.

 

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Meet Keith and Maureene Smith

18 March, 2021  |  Robin Powell

Cancer fundraisers and plant propagators

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Meet Peter Hey, clivia breeder and grower of rare plants

18 March, 2021  |  Linda Ross

Meet Peter Hey, clivia breeder and grower of rare plants

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Meet Tahnee Carroll, Stylist and plant-lover

18 March, 2021  |  Lauren Camilleri and Sophia Kaplan

Tahnee Carroll has never seen a room that can’t be made more appealing with a plant or two, as she explains in this extract from a new book on indoor plants, ‘Leaf Supply’.

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Meet Tiffany Bignold

18 March, 2021  |  Robin Powell

Meet Tiffany Bignold, Heritage rose lover and Parramatta Park gardener. The Rumsey Rose Garden in Parramatta Park is a quiet place in the city fragrant with the blooms of 203 heritage roses.

 

 

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Meet: Tim Pickles, nurseryman

18 March, 2021  |  Robin Powell

Meet Tim Pickles, nurseryman. Some of our most popular Garden Classes are those we run with the effusive Tim Pickles at Tim’s Garden Centre in Cambelltown. Now, meet the man behind the name.

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Plants I love: Honeybush

18 March, 2021  |  Linda Ross

Linda has long been smitten by the serrated blue leaves of Honeybush, Melianthus major. Then she discovered a new, small-growing, purple-tinted form.

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Plants I Love: peony

18 March, 2021  |  Sandra Ross

Years ago, on one of our early Jacaranda Cruises, a woman presented me with a cardboard toilet roll. I was a bit surprised until I saw the round pink bud inside. It was a single long stem of the‘Sarah Bernhardt’ peony. Over the next two weeks I was captivated as the bud gradually opened to a multitude of pink petals and a boss of golden stamens. I’ve been mad for peonies ever since and have admired them in peak perfection in gardens in England, Canada, USA and France, as well as in cool climate gardens in Australia.

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Rose Clinic

18 March, 2021  |  Sandra Ross

Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for all your rose problems

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Roses at Red Cow Farm

18 March, 2021  |  Robin Powell

Seduced by the colour, forms and perfumes of roses, Ali Mentesh has already collected some 200 to adorn the garden rooms at Red Cow Farm. Can he choose a favourite?

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Spring jobs: November

18 March, 2021  |  Linda Ross

The last of the spring blooms are falling. The mauve carpets of Jacaranda flowers are covering lawns and the throng of the crickets and songs of the frogs has begun. Here's a list of the last remaining spring jobs to be done in preparation for a big summer ahead

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Spring jobs: October

18 March, 2021  |  Linda Ross

October is an energetic month for gardeners but there’s much to appreciate on the way. Here's a list of October essentials in the mid-spring garden.

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Spring Jobs: September

18 March, 2021  |  Linda Ross

Spring has sprung and Elizabeth Swane is excited about the promise of new growth in the garden and stunning spring floral displays. Here She has a swag of jobs, tips, tricks and things to look out for in the temperate garden this September

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Star of the season: Agastache

18 March, 2021  |  Linda Ross

These easy-care, minty-fresh flowery fillers offer reliable and long-lasting summer colour.

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Star of the season: Jacaranda

18 March, 2021  |  Linda Ross

The purple veil that floats over Sydney in November is an international star – but not one most of us can bring home.

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Sweet Peas

18 March, 2021  |  Linda Ross

Sweet peas (Lathyrus odorata) are annual climbing plants with fragrant and romantically ruffled, pea-shaped blooms. They were discovered in 1695 and have intoxicated cottage gardeners ever since.

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Thinking gardens

18 March, 2021  |  Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, (c) Sydney Living Museums

Betty Maloney was a pioneer of bush gardening whose advice on finding serenity in the garden is as relevant now as it was half a century ago.

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Trace Elements

18 March, 2021  |  Linda Ross

Gardeners are often advised to add nutrients and trace elements to the soil before planting, especially before planting edible plants. Why? Linda has the answers.

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Triple Ginger Loaf

18 March, 2021  |  Jo Wright

Jo Wright is a keen baker (she’s notched up several wins the Royal Easter Show for her cakes!) an avid gardener, a treasured member of Garden Clinic, and for the last three years, has been the trusted baker of goodies for our garden classes. She wowed attendees at our recent Bees and Butterflies workshop with this delicious ginger cake. As we said our goodbyes everyone begged for the recipe. So here it is. Thanks for sharing it Jo!

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What’s new this spring

18 March, 2021  |  Linda Ross

Here's what's new in the garden this spring

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Whats new this winter

18 March, 2021  |  Narelle Smith

What’s new: and not-so-new, plants we love. Narelle Smith gives us the winter lowdown for 2018

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What's New: A Dollop of Clotted Cream

18 March, 2021  |  Linda Ross

Opening pale pink then fading to soft coffee cream ‘Cafe au Lait’ is a celebrity-status dahlia. The multi-petalled blooms are up to 25 cm across and there may be 40 on a plant at once, so strong support is essential.

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Coming Up Roses

15 July, 2021  |  Words: Graham Ross Images: Gary Matuschka Every year, new rose varieties hit the garden centres. You can expect different colours, scents, growth habits, and disease resistance to add to your rose garden this winter, but which one(s) will you choose? Read More

Meet: Charlotte Webb

15 July, 2021  |  Words: Graham Ross

Follow the career path of this high achieving woman in horticulture.

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More peas please

15 July, 2021  |  Words: Graham Ross Is there anything better than picking peas straight off the vine? Many won’t make it back to the kitchen, but that’s the beauty of it. Luckily, they’re easy to grow. Read More