Easy Seasonal Planting Tips for Beginners to Grow Garden Success
Discover easy seasonal planting tips for beginners with simple guides on what to plant each season, soil prep, and gardening basics.
The 20 Best Plants for Seedheads – Beauty, Wildlife and Less Work in the Garden
Discover why leaving seedheads standing in your garden can transform your garden through winter, help wildlife and minimise your work in the garden. From sculptural alliums to delicate grasses and wildlife-friendly teasels, the best plants for seedheads add texture and interest long after the flowers fade. However, it’s rare that…
12 Autumn Perennials for Sun and Shade: Resilient Border Ideas from Beth Chatto’s Head Gardener
Autumn perennials keep the feel of summer going once you’ve packed away your holiday clothes. And autumn – or fall – is now considered the most important time in the gardening year. It’s when you plan and plant next year’s borders. So to find out more about how the experts…
The really simple guide to making your own garden compost
Making your own garden compost is really easy. And it’s fabulously good for your garden plants. Professional gardeners call it ‘garden gold.’ Plus it will save you taking garden clippings to the recycling centre. Finally, it’s very good for the environment as you are recycling material without incurring petrol costs.…
23 stunning ground cover plants to create a tapestry of colour in difficult-to-plant areas
Ground cover plants are low-growing plants that spread easily to cover areas where nothing much wants to grow. For example, do you have bare patches under trees? Are you tired of weeding them and trying to keep them clear? Ground cover plants will help prevent weed seeds germinating in the…
10 beautiful but tough perennials for too wet and too dry summers
We all want beautiful but tough perennials in our gardens this year. Temperate climates (those with spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons) are notoriously changeable. At Antique Perennials, Kinglake, Australia’s top perennial nursery, they know all about unexpected weather extremes. At first glance, the weather at Antique Perennials seems similar…
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