Renters’ guide to great gardening
Just because you live in a unit or rent doesn’t mean you can’t transform your outdoor space into something special. Here’s how to get started.
Outdoors
‘Scavenge, scavenge, scavenge’: real secret to a happy home
The ‘Bowerbird approach’ to homemaking revolutionised this Bondi pad, and has turned it into one of airbnb’s most sought-after stays.
‘Angel’ or ‘Dragon Wing’: plants that thrive indoors and out
Very rewarding and easy to grow, these plants should tick all the boxes for your garden.
‘So weird’: Suburb with three ‘half-houses’
Shocked as Bishnu was to find out his dream home was a “half-house”, his isn’t the only house cut down the middle. And the reason is deeply strange.
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Growing pains: Be productive without pain
IT may seem a gentle pastime, but gardeners need to prime their bodies for spring, writes MICHELLE POUNTNEY.
Grow your own fruit and vegetables
FOOD never tastes so good as when you’ve grown and harvested it yourself, Robyn Willis writes.
Living the big easy
A SYDNEY summer is the perfect time for making the most of the great outdoors. Longer days, warm weather and, of course, summer holidays make it almost mandatory to spend plenty of time outside.
Feather your nest and attract chirpy visitors
A BUSH-INSPIRED garden will encourage chirpy visitors to your home. Follow Tony Fawcett’s tips to create a your own private escape to attract feathered friends.
Flower power: Not your garden variety show
THE smiles say it all — spring is here, the flowers are in bloom and the Australian Garden Show is about to kick off.
Gates close on open gardens scheme
A GARDENING organisation that donated millions to charities has been forced to shut down due to plummeting visitor numbers and revenue
Aussie garden wins royal award
TWEETS from Australia are helping set off a running billabong in the grounds of a London palace, as part of an award-winning garden design.
Stunning nature photography
AN EXHIBITION of breathtaking photographs from the fourth Gardens in Focus photography competition will be showcased at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
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