Autumn Gardening: Garden Design Consultancy As a boutique garden design business, we enjoy sharing our ideas for landscapes and gardens. Ginkgo biloba is one of my favourite trees and is one of the first to change colour in autumn to a soft but warm yellow. Ginkgo are very resistant to disease and insect damage. They […]
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As a boutique garden design business, we enjoy sharing our ideas for landscapes and gardens. I choose Anigozanthus flavidus landscape series as the plant of the month after seeing this stunning Anigozanthus flavidus ‘Landscape Lime’ when updating a community garden I designed. Our summer garden article provides many ideas for landscapes during the hot season.
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As a boutique garden design business, we offer a custom garden design service. Whether you desire a beautiful garden with space for entertaining and relaxation or want a planting design plan to make your garden pop, our approach is a custom design service. No cookie cutter design. Our spring garden article is focused on gardening
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Banksia spinulosa ‘Birthday Candles’ is a compact small shrub and looks wonderful in a pot. Banksia prefer good drainage, so if you have clay soil, mix in organic matter such as mature compost with your garden soil and plant on a slight mound. There is still plenty to do in the winter garden. And when
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Barwitian Wild Perennial Garden. This Open Garden is the creation of Garden Designer Ralph Bristow. Once the hot days have gone, autumn is the best time to plant or begin a new garden project. Plenty of warmth is left in the soil and hopefully there will be some soaking rain. Planting now encourages growth and
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Summer in the Garden: Summer Garden Ideas PLANT OF THE MONTH Roses, Santolina, herbaceous Salvias, Hydrangea and those lovely native everlasting daisies (annuals or perennials). Too much to choose from for plant lovers. Hydrangea will be looking great for the next few weeks. Yes, they can be thirsty, but old-fashioned lace caps can thrive on
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“Spring into Gardening” is our September article in the Wombat Post publication. Spring is my favourite season as it offers us a sense of better times ahead. Spring offers the ‘wow factor’ in the garden and, more importantly, provides renewal. As the soil warms, delicate juvenile leaves unfurl on deciduous trees and shrubs, and herbaceous
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Winter In The Garden: Design Garden Ideas “Winter in the Garden” is our July article in the Wombat Post publication. One of my favourite shrubs is Luculia gratissima, enjoyed even more because it flowers in June and July when there aren’t many flowers about. It cheers me up on a cold grey day to see
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Garden Landscaping Melbourne Camellias are attractive landscape plants with their lovely warm green glossy leaves. And their large autumn flowers, from white, lemon, pink through to reds are a beautiful bonus. Camellias become are quite tough once fully established, making them useful for garden landscaping Melbourne. Camellias are ideal as a feature in your garden,
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Welcome to the magically season of Autumn when the light is perfect. I encourage you to do your research and plant a suitable tree. Planting trees in your garden can be both a landscape solution and a legacy for the future. “Enjoy March in your Garden”, our recent publication in the Wombat Post will provide
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