Gardens

Nov 1, 2024
Gardens

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Needing inspiration for your festive season decor? Incorporating living plants into your Christmas table really is the gift that keeps giving, continuing to delight long after the decorations have been packed away.

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Nov 3, 2022
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A labour of love

This triumphant designer garden in the Adelaide Hills is the culmination of one landscaper’s steadfast vision in the face of adversity.

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Oct 26, 2022
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Time for tomatoes

Spring is here and that means one thing to many home gardeners: it’s time to decide which tomatoes you’ll be feasting on all through summer.

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Oct 20, 2022
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Using your melon

Start up your summer-loving melons this spring and reap the rewards over the warmer months.

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Oct 5, 2022
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Lost and Found

An Adelaide Hills garden that one family has treated to a painstaking restoration over a period of more than a decade will be open to visitors once again later this year.

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Sep 21, 2022
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DIY organic gardening solutions

Leave the chemicals locked away and have a go at combating pests and disease the organic way this spring with homemade solutions.

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Sep 15, 2022
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How to plant a holiday garden

Even if you aren’t able to jet off to exotic climes at the moment, you can always create your own tropical paradise, right outside your back door.

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Sep 8, 2022
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Up the garden path

Installing a pathway is the perfect way to invite guests in to explore throughout your beloved garden.

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Sep 2, 2022
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Community gardens: Sprouting connections

For many people, gardening has been a lifelong passion involving getting their hands dirty nurturing a wondrous array of plants – and it doesn’t have to end when you downsize.

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Aug 25, 2022
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Sensational cyclamen

Cyclamen’s bright cheerful blooms and sweet scent provide the perfect pick-me-up for dull winter days.

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Aug 18, 2022
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Fruit trees for small spaces

Want to enjoy delicious home-grown fruit but you lack the space for a full-sized fruit tree? Let’s talk about growing fruit trees where space is limited.

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Aug 11, 2022
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How to fight back against frost

Most SA gardeners will have lost a plant or two to frost over the years but, wherever you are in the state, there are ways to plant a frost-hardy garden.

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Aug 4, 2022
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Make time to explore Aldinga Scrub

South Australia’s native bushland habitats are a unique joy to behold. Happily, it’s possible to visit them from Adelaide without heading too far off the beaten track.

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Jul 29, 2022
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Public wildflower meadows: Fields of dreams

Wildflower meadows are erupting in the public spaces of cities around the world. One local council has found stunning success in what is thought to be the state’s first neighbourhood flowerbed of its kind.

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Jul 22, 2022
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New growth at The Cedars

There’s a fine balance between history and development and, in the Adelaide Hills, Tori Dixon-Whittle has mastered it at the stunning Cedars.

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Jul 21, 2022
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Growing flowers for the bloom boom

From the potato fields to native plants, this Adelaide Hills business has been flourishing as local demand for their cut flowers grows.

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Jul 15, 2022
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Carrie and Christopher Pyne’s new landscape

With their public political life behind them, Christopher and Carrie Pyne and their family are enjoying a slower pace in their beautiful Adelaide Hills home, where gardening is a shared love.

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Jul 8, 2022
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Gardens: Growing a community

With little in common other than their postcode and a desire to grow things, a group of inner-city residents of all ages has discovered a profound sense of connection through gardening.

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Jul 8, 2022
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A living history garden at Gumeracha

Owning a piece of South Australia’s past comes with certain responsibilities, but Jane and Hans Leidig have no shortage of love for their sprawling Hills garden, hobby farm and homestead.

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Jul 5, 2022
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Going organic in the garden

Organic gardening combines principles, practices and products that improve the natural health and fertility of your garden.

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Jun 30, 2022
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Rethinking the humble hedge

More than simply forming a border or a boundary in your garden, a hedge can be a focal point all of its own.

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Jun 28, 2022
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An apple a day: Heritage fruit trees

You can sink your teeth into history, thanks to a dedicated group of locals on a quest to revive interest in the delights of heritage apples.

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Jun 23, 2022
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Grow your own: Lovely lettuce

Given the current price of our favourite salad veggie, it's worth remembering that we lucky South Aussies can grow it in our own gardens all year round.

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Jun 16, 2022
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How to build a wicking bed

Wicking beds are a practical and environmentally friendly way to ensure your veggies are getting just the right amount of water for the maximum crops.

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Jun 2, 2022
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Have you got plant envy?

If you're obsessed with indoor plants and looking for that next special specimen for your collection, why not try one of these hard-to-find variegated beauties?

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