Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
Construction
So far, you have set your objectives, created a vision and defined a style that inspires you and assessed your site and your needs. Now it’s time to translate your vision and plan into action. You need to set a budget, think about maintenance and more fully assess the site – your soil, climate, water flows, vistas, shade and sunlight and neighbours! And develop a scale drawing or bubble diagram.
You will need to make decisions on paths, walls, and garden beds, on materials and colours and textures, and on the type of plants you’d like to use – their overall shape, colour and texture.
In this section, we provide tips on effectively handling the construction and maintenance of your native garden.
Construction stories
Mound springs – gravity defying ecosystems
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Many of us have established native gardens. But there comes a time when renewing a section of the garden becomes essential. Here is my critique of how my renewal process…
View storyDesign for climate change
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View storyAn honest critique of my garden design
Here is an honest critique of my garden design in Moreton Bay north of Brisbane. Critiques like this, where we share our design triumphs and tragedies, are helpful for us…
View storyPractical pruning of native plants
I have a practical approach to pruning of native plants. Historically there was no pruning Historically, pruning has not been a feature of Australian plant gardening. In the 1960’s when…
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