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I've been using this blog to share some of what I have learned over the last couple of years about gardening with native and indigenous ...
Nestled on a sloping site under the north-east slope of Mount Keira, the Illawarra Rhododendron Gardens contain some of the richest rainfore...
Eucalypts, or gum trees, are the quintessential Australian tree, but unfortunately most suburban gardens are not large enough to fit in a f...
We've just installed our first hive of native bees - 2000-odd social  Tetragonula carbonaria and their queen in a purpose-made wood and...
 Grass trees, or xanthorrhoeas, are one of Australia's most distinctive native plants and can be used as a feature plant in all but th...
Another bushwalk, another inspiring native landscape! The Royal National Park south of Sydney is the second-oldest national park in the worl...
If you are interested in gardening with natives (local or from further afield) one place that you absolutely must not miss is the Illawarra ...
Heavy rain revealed a serious weakness in the design of our new garden, which has raised beds separated by 'ground level' paths. Whe...
Many books on growing Australian natives say that epacris (fuchsia health) species are difficult to grow and maintain. They have very fine r...
A few months back I attended a fantastic workshop on propagating native plants. I learned heaps, but one of the only question that the prese...
Finding the right plants for any garden can be challenging. But it's doubly tricky if you're trying to focus on plants that grow in ...