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Healthy plants start with the right prep and a little ongoing care.

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Healthy plants start with the right prep and a little ongoing care. Our advice makes it easy.

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Colourful Indoor Plants For Your Home

Brighten Up Your Home With These Colourful Indoor Plants

Introducing colour to your home using plants is an easy and quick way to change the atmosphere of a room. Vibrancy can come from foliage as well as flowers, and of course, you can add to the effect...

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5 Best Australian Native Plants To Grow

Top 5 Australian Native Plants

Did you know that Australia has around 10% of the world's biodiversity? Not only are Australian Native plants low...

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15 Shade Loving Plants That’ll Brighten Up Your Garden

15 Shade Loving Plants That’ll Brighten Up Your Garden

All gardens have their tricky spots, whether too dry, too hot, too shady, or too damp. Shady areas can be due to...

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Growing Beautiful Roses at Home

The Experts Guide to Growing Beautiful Roses at Home

Ever walked past a public garden and noticed how beautiful their rose arrangements looked? Or have you ever glanced over...

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What to do in your garden in December

The easiest flowers and vegetables for beginner gardeners

Easiest Flowers and Vegetables to Plant for Beginner Gardeners

Beautiful weather and lots of sun are usually enough to entice most of us outside, even in the middle of winter...

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Herbs for Christmas feast

The best herbs for your Christmas feast

With Christmas fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about your festive feast. This year, most of us...

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Christmas Succulent Wreath

DIY Christmas Succulent Wreath

Check out our guide to creating a succulent wreath to find out how you can include a special touch of nature in your...

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Summer Tips

Summer lawn care – lawn tips for healthy grass

Australian summers are filled with endless hours of fun. From slip and slides on the lawn to entertaining friends with...

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Discover the things to do in your garden every month

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New plants

How To Care For New Plants

Not all plants are the same. Some need to be treated with kid gloves while others are more robust, surviving quite harsh...

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Kokedama Balls DIY

Karen's Kokedama Balls DIY

Kokedama Balls are an easy and inexpensive take on the traditional Japanese art form using materials readily available...

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Garden bed

How to Make A Garden Bed

Creating a beautiful outdoor space is one of the privileges of having your own home, where you can literally put down...

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All about roses

All about roses

The rose is said to be the world's most popular flower - that's why it's called the 'Queen of Flowers'. There are...

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understanding fertilisers

All You Need to Know About Fertilisers

Maintaining a glorious garden brimming with scented flowers and vibrant foliage is easy - just give plants what they...

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Pruning

Pruning & training

Pruning allows trees, hedges and flowers to grow thicker and healthier. Check out how to do it successfully.

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