It's been a warm and dry spring, and we are now moving into a very strange summer with an exceptionally late La NiƱa that doesn't se...
I don't imagine there are many gardeners out there who would want to grow a tree for its timber, but in preparing for the Illawarra Fes...
It's been a hot dry spring so far, and not great conditions for many gardens. Trying to take appealing photographs is all but impossible...
I'm not much of a hedge grower myself, but hedges are a useful element in many gardens, and a good way of creating a natural screen. The...
I love wondering around the sculpture garden at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. The vegetation of the Illawarra and the ACT a...
I wrote about Settler's Flax ( Gymnostachys anceps ) a few weeks ago, as one of many shade-tolerant plants that grow well in Illawarr...
Have you seen Wollongong City Council's draft Urban Greening Strategy released at the end of last month? It is full of inspiration! ...
Gardening in very shady areas is often really tough. And what happens when you try to limit yourself only to plants that grow locally? Nothi...
One question I get a lot when talking to people about local natives is about small flowering plants that can be used in garden beds and pots...