Hedges - Better Homes and Gardens
Once a hedge was a uniform row of one kind of tree or shrub clipped regularly to maintain a precise form. But consider the informal look too. A dwarf hedge might be used for edging paths, lawns, borders or a knot or herb garden. Because of the ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
What to Do - Hedges
When it comes to hedges there are two schools of thought. A lot of us want fast growing plants, like Pittosporums, which get up there quickly and provide an instant screen. Quick yes, but the downside is that they can be more maintenance in the ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Lilly Pilly Psyllids
Lilly pillies are tremendously popular in Australian gardens, particularly for hedging and topiary. In fact, these Australian natives are often planted as hedges instead of box. However, there is one thing you should be aware of before you put in ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Thrive Concentrate Flower and Fruit
Box, both English and Dutch, make classic hedges and with regularly clipping create a lovely formal look but there are some other great options too. Camellias and smaller leaved, more compact growing varieties like Paradise Petite, create ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Money Saving Design Ideas
Phil visits a garden beaming with terrific design ideas and lots of little tricks that could save you money. In the front garden the owners opted for a formal style garden, full of neat repetitive shapes and clipped hedges. It really suits the ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Don's Landscaping Tips: Homeworld Hedges
Even if you're not thinking about building a house, display homes are great places to go and look for ideas. This applies to the outside of the property as well as the inside, as Don found when he visited Homeworld at Kellyville, in NSW. All the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Your Questions Answered - Indigenous Plants
There is an indigenous plant to suit every situation from pretty lilies and wildflowers to shrubs, climbers, grasses and trees. Even plants perfect for hedges and borders and the good news is that they require little water, fertiliser or ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges has been a foreign correspondent for fifteen years. Currently on staff at The New York Times, he has previously worked for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and National Public Radio. He holds a master of ... [... more]
Random House |
Wheelie Bin Covers
As practical as they are, most people would agree that garbage bins are an unattractive addition to the garden - until now. Our House checks out the latest in garden design - wheelie bin covers. From ivy to conifer hedges, fields of flowers or ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Laburnum Walk
Structure and formality is returning to favour in gardens. Plants trained into hedges or along trellises or pergolas have become very fashionable. A pinnacle of garden achievement is a pleached walk. 'Burke's Backyard' recently visited a garden ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Formal Domestic Design
Box hedges (Buxus sempervirens) define the driveway and entrance to the house, along with a row of Hill's weeping figs (Ficus microcarpa var. hillii) trimmed into an attractive ball on a stick shape. Low hedges have been created using mondo grass ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Azalea Hedge Renovation
Don reworked an azalea hedge that had grown so tall it was blocking the light and obscuring the view from the house. It is very difficult to keep a hedge at exactly the same height. Even when hedges are trimmed regularly, they gradually grow ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
