Garden bed edging ideas
I’ve just taken out the existing timber sleepers we had in place in order to extend our garden beds and create more organic curved garden borders. It’s a small suburban garden. I d...
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Garden Design
Gravel mulch VS weeds
I’m trying to create a Japanese inspired courtyard garden for a client and I’m wanting to use a gravel as mulch and a ground cover- I’m hoping Scleranthus will grow happily with so...
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How can I give a native flower bed more street appeal?
Earlier this year I pulled out hundreds of white irises. In a garden bed in front of the house, and planted natives, focusing on grevillias and natives with red flowers. I added a ...
An hour of power changes garden perspectives
Well - an hour of power with a Michael McCoy online consultation and the future of my garden looks different. While I was grappling with what I thought was in part a pool fence is...
Pool fence in garden dilemma
Hi everyone. I am wondering if anyone has a timber batten pool fence - better still one with a curve, perhaps a 'wattle and wire' pool fence? I am thinking of changing the aluminiu...
Sense of Enclosure
When I read Ashley's post last week (Plant of the Week # 57) his comment about using hedges to create privacy and a sense of enclosure really resonated with me. Why is it that wal...
