Low Maintenance Gardens
Garden designers like Garden Guru Dean Boone are always asked "How can I achieve a low maintenance garden?" This week Dean revisited a garden he had designed a few years ago. When designing any garden, you always need to think about creating ... [... more]
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Low Maintenance Gardens
Don looked at two low maintenance gardens designed by Ted Whitley, of Sacred Grove Gardens in Sydney. Ted has combined native and succulent plant varieties to achieve year-round visual appeal, while minimising the work involved in maintaining ... [... more]
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Blue Courtyard
Small backyards don't necessarily mean no garden at all. They can be transformed into garden rooms as an extension of the house. One such example of a garden room courtyard was designed by Jim Fogarty. The aim was to provide a low maintenance, ... [... more]
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Don's Top Six Low Maintenance Plants
Plant selection is very important if you want a low maintenance garden. Some plants are high maintenance nightmares. At the top of the list is lawn, which needs regular mowing, fertilising and edging (paving is a much better low maintenance ... [... more]
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Caring for Cacti and Succulents
Cacti & succulents are an amazing group of plants and they have certainly become very popular in recent times, and for good reason. They are rippers of plants, are drought tolerant, low maintenance and stunning to look at. They come from places ... [... more]
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Low maintenance garden plantings
Nigel keeps up with the latest garden fashion on a budget with low maintenance plants that require little to no work at all but are still stylish. Low maintenance gardening has never been easier and Nigel shares with you his favourite Ozbreed ... [... more]
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Contemporary Courtyards
Don looked at four gardens by contemporary Melbourne designer, Ewald Cilliers. Ewald constructs waterwise, low maintenance and environmentally responsible courtyards and gardens using coloured, rendered walls and mosaics. Ewald keeps his plant ... [... more]
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Ideal owner, space & exercise
What is small, energetic, low maintenance and good company for children under the age of 10 years? Besides another small child, the choice is a Beagle. In Australia Beagles are about 30-40cm (13-16") tall and weigh 11-13kg (24-30lb). They are a ... [... more]
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Cichlids and Aquariums
If you are too busy to walk a dog or care for a cat but would still like a pet, fish are an obvious low maintenance choice. In the past there were problems maintaining good water quality, which made large aquariums difficult to manage. The good ... [... more]
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Soft Leaf Buffalo
A low maintenance solution to a healthy green lawn is what most gardeners want and it can be achieved with ST-26 Soft Leaf Buffalo from ST. Growers Group. Owning a great looking lawn, when we are all affected by water restrictions, means you need ... [... more]
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Yates- Winter for Vegetables
If you want to grow organic produce, why not through potted vegetables? Not only are they low maintenance and waterwise, they will also be an attractive part of your outdoor or indoor area. An organic fertiliser suitable for all garden plants, ... [... more]
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Low Maintenance Irrigation System for a Rose Garden
Western Australia and Israel are seen internationally as world leaders in irrigation innovation. Being on the edge or in the middle of a desert means that water efficiency isn't just a dream but a necessity of life. The most efficient watering ... [... more]
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