Techniques
How to: style an ikebana
05 September 2018 | Linda RossThe key difference between an ikebana approach to flower arranging and a Western style is that in ikebana the focus is on line and space rather than mass. Instead of adding more flowers to make it look better, ikebana is about what can be taken away. The space between the elements is as important as the elements themselves.
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How to: take cuttings
20 March 2015 | Libby CameronWhen you have an hour, take cuttings of favourite plants.
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How to: use coconut peat
31 May 2018 | Arno KIngNeed a lightweight, easily stored, highly effective potting medium? Look no further than this byproduct of coconut production, which has advantages for plants as well as gardners.
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How to: use plants to deter pests
21 July 2016 | Linda RossStrongly scented herbs planted throughout the garden help put flying insects off their food – whether that’s your treasured plant, food crop, or body!
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How to: use seaweed
16 March 2015 | Linda RossSeaweed is a versatile natural resource that does great work in the garden. We use it on a fortnightly basis to keep plants healthy.
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How to: use seaweed in the garden
21 December 2018 | Kirsten Bradley and Nick RitarIn their new book ‘Milkwood’, permaculture gardeners Kirsten Bradley and Nick Ritar devote a whole chapter to the glories of seaweed. Beyond its uses in the kitchen, seaweed is great in the garden.
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In my kitchen garden: Camden, NSW
28 February 2019 | Mickey RobertsonMickey Robertson’s kitchen garden at Glenmore House is as beautiful as it is productive, experimental and instructive.
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In the garden: March
28 February 2019 | Robin PowellIt’s time to get busy this march. Back by popular demand - our reminders of what to do in the garden this season.
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Know your: indoor plants
06 September 2018 | Linda RossPlants make indoor spaces beautiful and people happy. Here are a few easy-care options to start - or enlarge! - your indoor garden.
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Magic Magnolia Mulch
22 April 2015 | Sandra RossSandra's special recipe does magical things to sulking magnolias!
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Meet: Graeme Parr: wisteria expert
16 March 2015 | Sandra RossOh hello big dose of flower envy. We'd do any thing for wisteria! Graeme has been growing wisteria for the nursery trade for 20 years. Here he shares his top tips for growing great flowering wisteria.
Read MoreMoon Planting
14 May 2015 | Robin PowellCould a better understanding of the night sky be your key to a more productive vegetable garden?
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Relaxed style
20 May 2019 | Chris PearsonSydney-based designer Marcia Hosking gave a holiday vibe to this compact garden.
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Rose Clinic
28 May 2015 | Sandra RossSymptoms, diagnosis and treatment for all your rose problems
Read MoreToolshed
22 May 2015 | Linda RossSome gardeners are tool-lovers and their garden sheds are so densely populated they have to be thin as a rake just to get in the door. Others are tool-poor, making do with a pair of kitchen scissors and whatever they can scrounge from the brother-in-law. There is a middle way and here it is: our choice of the most useful tools in the shed, and how to use them.
Read MoreTrace Elements
20 May 2015 | Linda RossGardeners 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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Weeding tools of the trade
20 March 2015 | Linda RossHere is a call to action. Now is the time to rid your lawn of those dreaded little nasties before its too late. Read on for the weeding tools that do the job properly and are a pleasure to handle.
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Whats new this winter
05 June 2018 | Narelle SmithWhat’s new: and not-so-new, plants we love. Narelle Smith gives us the winter lowdown for 2018
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