A clever, beautiful and abundant garden transformation
Reaching the front door to this waterfront house, built 8m above street level, is now a beautiful journey.
Helen Young
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The ideal time to plant citrus? Right now
Pink grapefruit, blood oranges, blushing pink lemons … citrus are not only yellow and orange.
This is what makes a prize-winning garden
Rocks, plants and feature trees combine to create a serene yet striking oasis on this Toowoomba property, a city renowned for its beautiful gardens and manicured lawns.
Food of the gods
With chocolate on everyone’s lips this weekend, let’s look at its chief ingredient, cocoa.
This plant pulls its weight in the garden
You either love them or you hate them, but the canna’s oversized leaves and brightly coloured flowers offer luxuriant foliage in the garden.
A love letter to flowers
Horticulturalist Jac Semmler’s new book Super Bloom is “a love letter to flowers” – and it’s a whopper, weighing in at 2.8kg.
A garden crafted for a restored Adelaide Hills cottage
From overgrown to contemporary, this garden includes semi-formal low box hedges, cottagey perennials and a native flower-picking garden.
The simple tricks to ensure your flowers last
Keep buying flowers that spoil far too quickly? Take these steps to make them last for weeks.
This holiday home feels like a natural sanctuary
There’s something magical about this garden, with its minimalist mid-century influences and its interesting use of plants.
Bring the wow factor to your garden with bougainvilleas
These climbers are spectacular in sunny spaces – and need minimal upkeep.
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