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Christmas Gifts for Gardeners – Australian Edition
It’s time again for my annual Christmas themed post! This year I’m bringing you more Christmas inspiration, kicking off with this Christmas gift ideas for Gardeners. As usual this gift guide is Australian themed - with a focus on Australian...
ANSWERING THE PUBLIC
What the Australian public wants to know about native plants and microclimate I wrote this article recently for the Australian Native Plant Society Garden Design Study Group. While it's perhaps not a topic for the average gardener, I hope you still...
Touring Sunshine Coast Wallum and Coastal Heathland
In August 2023 I joined a retreat with Dr Sue Davis to explore and learn more about the plants of the Sunshine Coast wallum and coastal heathland environments. Over the course of 4 days we visited 4 wallum sites and spent time observing and drawing...
Guest Gardener: Rosella Rise Native Garden
This week I am delighted to feature my first guest gardener - you're in for a treat! This garden is one of my favourite Australian native gardens and a great demonstration of the floral spectacle that can be achieved with our unique flora. Deb's...
Art & Accessories for an Australian Native Christmas
I’m sure it will come as no surprise to you that beyond the garden and inside my home I also like to decorate with uniquely Australian floral inspired items. As I said in my recent segment on ABCs Gardening Australia, our native flora deserves to...
Plant an ‘English’ style garden with natives
“Help! My (friend/husband/wife/etc) wants to plant an English style garden. But I want to plant Australian natives. What do I do?” Firstly let me say, I get it. I love an English style cottage garden too. I love their meadow gardens, clipped hedges...
Australian native plants for indoors
Many people I speak to don’t realise that there are many Australian native plants that do well indoors. Wandering around our local nursery I realise there is likely a very good reason for that - not a single native plant I spotted included that on...
Native Plant of the Week – Crowea
This week’s native plant of the week provides essential colour in a Australian native cottage garden at a time of year when blooms can be hard to come by! Flowering most profusely through autumn and early winter, with sporadic blooms also in spring...
Landscape & Garden Design Tools
Introducing my landscape and garden design vector stamps for Affinity Designer. 150+ tree, shrub and plant assets so you can design faster.
Native Plant of the Week : Lemon Myrtle
This week’s feature plant is a versatile Australian native plant that can tick so many boxes in your garden design. Native bush food, screening out the neighbours, hardy pot plant, lush foliage, beautiful flowers, growing in sun to shade in most...
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