Make the most of the cooler weather, get your plants in now! This time of year is often overlooked for establishing gardens & yet for you and your new plants, Autumn is one of the best times of the year to be installing new garden beds. The intense heat of our recent Summer is still…
Building a new home can be a daunting task but with a huge range of professional builders to work with these days, most of the decisions are easy. This allows you time to enjoy the process & consider other things. Once you’ve decided on your tiles, floor coverings & paint colours (to name a few),…
If you have Cycad or Cycas revoluta in your garden, it’s that time of year to watch out for the Blue Butterfly! Spring sees lots of activity in the garden but how much activity is governed by temperatures. With longer Summers and shorter mid seasons the garden is experiences many changes. Depending on how much…
There’s a few things to consider when planning your garden after you’ve moved into a new property. But where do you start? Taking the time to experience and observe your landscape will give you clarity on how you use your garden and it’s overlooking spaces. Here’s some important elements to consider. What’s your aspect? The…
The process of flipping properties, or buying an under maintained property and renovating it for profit, may be a form of investment you dabble in. Regardless, a well designed, neat, tidy, garden invites buyers and guests into the home, highlights the front door, features architecture and is pleasing to the eye. With the right approach…
Ideas for your garden can be easily found on social media, in magazines & at garden shows but the addition of foliage plants is without a doubt the easiest way to create interest in your garden. Planted out in a feature garden, among existing plants or in a large feature pot, there are many plant…
Without a doubt one of the best things you can do for your garden, regardless as to whether you have natives or exotic plants or you are growing your own fruits & vegetables, is to add compost to the soil. With the right know how, not only will you be recycling all sorts of organic…
These hot summer days really test the plants in your garden. With limited rainfall in resent weeks the subsoil is really drying out. It’s a great time to identify the plants that just aren’t coping & to consider what you can do to support these species through dry times like these. In some cases they…
