Exotic Bali Garden
Australian gardens in the 1950s and 1960s were simple areas of lawn with few interesting plants. These days gardens have become places of fantasy where people create a bit of theatre in the backyard. Australians are amongst the biggest travellers ... [... more]
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Cranbourne Botanic Gardens - Australian Garden
Royal Botanic Gardens in Cranbourne showcases the best of Australia's flora, art, architecture and waterwise design. If you need another reason to visit then it has just been named the Top New Tourist Development in Australia at the Qantas ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Australian Gardens of the World
If you have an adventurous garden, perhaps in a style that we haven’t covered on the program, we’d love to hear from you. Send your letter and photos to: Note: please do not send original photos (unless you have copies), as photos sometimes go ... [... more]
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White Potato Creeper
This week's Plant of the Week is the white potato creeper. A member of the Solanaceae or nightshade family, it is a classic, widely used plant in Australian gardens that perhaps should be used even more. Description: A moderately vigorous, ... [... more]
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Suckering Robinia
The Golden Robinia (Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia') was a vogue tree in Australian gardens and landscapes during the 1980s and is still popular today. It is widely used as a street tree, particularly in polluted areas and, because of its small ... [... more]
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What's On - January 2009
Summer school holiday program of events, walks and family fun at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne and the Australian Garden; visit www.rbg.vic.gov.au The Gardens Market is on again at the Royal Botanic Gardens ... [... more]
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Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne - Perennial Borders
The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne has some great alternate cottage plant examples such as those in the perennial border garden. Commonly used in English garden style designs, perennials work tremendously well in Australian gardens as we have a ... [... more]
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Rose Book Promo
Every year hundreds of new rose varieties arrive from distant shores to be trialled for suitability in Australian garden conditions. Many of these have been varieties nominated as the successors to old favourites who produce stunning blooms but ... [... more]
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Swanes Lawn
A perfect green lawn is a great past time in Australian garden culture, and it is achievable if you understand the needs of your lawn and the maintenance required. A less is more philosophy would be the approach to advocate and knowing when to ... [... more]
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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]
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Persimmons
Persimmons (Diospyros kaki) are outstanding trees for the backyard, and deserve to be much more popular in Australian gardens. They have been cultivated for centuries in China and Japan, and although they are believed to have been derived from a ... [... more]
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Red Grapefruit
Pink fleshed varieties of grapefruit, such as 'Ruby' and 'Thompson' have been available for some years, but they often fail to colour well in Australian gardens. The new red varieties 'Star Ruby' and 'Rio Red' surpass the pinks in colour, flavour ... [... more]
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