Plants and planting
Choosing the right plants for your garden is a thrilling journey that goes beyond mere aesthetics—it’s about creating a living, breathing tapestry that harmonizes with your vision and the environment.
Having understood your local climate and soil conditions and created your design, you now turn your attention to the plant selection, ultimate size and the shapes, colours and textures that will bring your garden alive. This means understanding your own climatic region, and what plants will thrive in your conditions.
In this section, we guide you through the art and science of selecting plants for your garden. We share insights on suitable native plants, their characteristics, and how to cultivate a thriving ecosystem that reflects your unique style and preferences.
Plants and planting stories
Beautiful banksias for your east coast garden
Love beautiful banksias, but no room in your east coast garden for the iconic Banksia integrifolia, Coast Banksia? It can grow to 15 metres Well, never fear. New cultivars of…
View storyAustralian brush-turkey: unwelcome guest or ecosystem engineer?
Many east coast city dwellers may wonder whether the Australian brush-turkey is an unwelcome guest or an ecosystem engineer. But the very thing that annoys people may be an ecological…
View storyStunning NSW South Coast gardens
A group of native plant enthusiasts from Canberra visited a number of stunning NSW South Coast gardens. Here is a rundown of the itinerary and the gardens visited. Starting at…
View storyTwo useful and attractive groundcovers
In southeast Queensland successfully growing small dense ground covering plants can be a hit and miss situation. However here are two groundcovers that have proved to be useful and attractive.…
View storyPlants for subtropical garden design
There are a range of plants suitable for subtropical garden design. Here are a few for two different microclimates in the garden – one in dampled sunlight and the other…
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