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Soil & Composting · 11 min read

Soil Health and Composting for Container Gardeners in Australia

The potting mix in your containers is not merely a substrate to hold your plants upright — it is a living ecosyst...

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Vegetable Garden · 12 min read

How to Grow Bananas in Australia

Few plants make a more dramatic statement in the Australian garden than the banana. With their enormous, lush, padd...

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Native Plants · 11 min read

Australian Native Plants in Containers

Australian native plants occupy a unique and special place in the hearts of Australian gardeners, and with good rea...

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Fruit Trees · 15 min read

Grafting Fruit Trees: Techniques for the Australian Home Gardener

Grafting allows Australian home gardeners to create their own fruit trees, add new varieties to existing trees, and...

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Native Plants · 15 min read

Creating a Native Food Forest for Australian Properties

A native food forest replaces a traditional garden with a multi-layer productive landscape — canopy fruit trees, ...

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Garden Design · 14 min read

Desalination of Brackish Water for Coastal Australian Gardens

Coastal Australian properties often face brackish groundwater and salt-laden soil — a guide to managing salinity ...

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Garden Design · 13 min read

Growing Capsicums and Chillies Year-Round in a Greenhouse in Australia

Capsicums and chillies are genuinely perennial plants in frost-free conditions — overwintering them in a cool-cli...

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Flowers & Ornamentals · 14 min read

Catmint and Nepeta: The Ultimate Low-Maintenance Perenn in Australia

Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii and related species) produces soft clouds of lavender-blue flowers from late spring thr...

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Flowers & Ornamentals · 14 min read

Iris in Australian Gardens: Bearded, Louisiana, and Native Species

Irises encompass an extraordinary range of species for Australian gardens — from drought-tolerant bearded iris fo...

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Garden Design · 14 min read

Pond and Water Feature Design for Australian Gardens

A well-designed garden pond provides habitat for frogs and beneficial insects, acts as a water reserve for wildlife...

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Native Plants · 13 min read

Lemon Ironbark and Eucalyptus: Edible and Medicinal Uses in the Australian Garden

Several Australian eucalyptus and corymbia species have documented edible or medicinal uses — from the extraordin...

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Native Plants · 14 min read

Muntries and Native Strawberries: Low-Growing Edible Gr in Australia

Muntries (Kunzea pomifera) are small, apple-flavoured berries from South Australia that grow on a low spreading shr...

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