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Gardening / Nasties that lurk in the garden
Cratageus smithiana in Forrest with its bountiful flowers. I WANT to look this week at some of the nasties in our gardens and how to deal with them. Cedric Bryant. An excellent ACT government...
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Gardening / In praise of perennials
Euphorbia “Ascot Rainbow” with its multi-coloured leaves. I LOVE perennial plants; not just for the flowers but also for their year-round, multi-coloured foliage. Cedric Bryant. An example is the...
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Gardening / To brighten a winter garden
The winter-flowering Helleborus “Anna’s Red”. WHAT better way to brighten a winter garden than by growing those flowering delights, hellebores. Cedric Bryant. They are one of the hardiest perennials...
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Gardening / Big fruit from small trees
Dwarf apples… for the small garden. A LACK of space is no impediment to enjoying fruit from one’s own trees. Cedric Bryant. There is a range of miniature fruit trees that can be grown in tubs in the...
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Gardening / A dry argument for gardens
The Lambley Nursery dry garden in Victoria. AS we appear to be having increasingly longer periods of dry weather, it’s worth considering drought-tolerant plants for the garden. Cedric Bryant. While...
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Gardening / Much to do as spring advances
Flowers at a wholesale nursery ready for the spring rush. WITH barely a couple of weeks until the official start of spring there are early blossoms out in abundance, the first being Prunus mume or...
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Gardening / Helping lawns back to good health
Scarifying lawns with a steel rake. LAWNS look understandably sad at present with little or no rain and severe frosts. Cedric Bryant. But will the lawn recover? As in the bush with the severe drought,...
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Gardening / Less rain means more love for birds
Acacia pycnantha… The Australian Golden Wattle, our national floral emblem heralds spring.AS spring arrives our national floral emblem, Acacia pycnantha (or Australian Golden Wattle) patiently waits...
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Gardening / Agapanthus get the chop!
Agapanthus… about to get the chop. I HAVE been writing a regular gardening column for more than 30 years and one request I receive from time to time is for me to share what I’m doing in our garden in...
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Gardening / And, lo, the blossom is bursting
Love a stunning fragrance? Try Osmanthus “Heaven Sent”. AS the days get longer and warmer, blossom trees are starting to burst in all their glory, none more so than the spectacular Magnolia stellata or...
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Gardening / Spring delights of the pearl bush
Pieris in the inner courtyard of the National Film and Sound Archive in Acton… they like the same conditions as rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas.SPRING is one of the most exciting times in the...
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Gardening / Prune roses any time you like!
Clematis… one of the most spectacular climbers. ROSES can be pruned at any time, it doesn’t have to be traditionally at the end of August/early September. Cedric Bryant. Some readers, who have attended...
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Gardening / Getting the yard spick ‘n’ span
Store garden tools where you can find them. AS we head towards warmer weather and the prospect of spending more time outdoors, now’s the right time for spring cleaning in the garden. Cedric Bryant....
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Gardening / In praise of rhododendrons
A magnificent rhododendron at Exbury Gardens in the UK. NATURE is truly amazing; no matter how hard the ground, bulbs have a way of pushing their leaves through in places that I cannot remember ever...
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Gardening / Gardeners just want to have fun!
A fantasy Spanish-theme garden structure. GARDENS shouldn’t be solely focused on plants, but should be fun places for adults and children alike. Today I’m illustrating a couple of fun ideas; one that...
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Gardening / There’s no stopping lilacs
Lilacs… one of those plants that anyone can grow successfully. LILAC is a hard plant to kill, which means it’s one of those that anyone can grow successfully. It’s almost a given that lilacs, renowned...
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Gardening / The climbing ways of wisteria
Wisteria.. prune twice a year to keep it under control. WISTERIA is in all its glory in some places and, in others, coming to the end of its flowering period with its almost-overwhelming fragrance....
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Gardening / Warm response as plants burst forth
Iris cristata for carefree gardening… explodes into the most amazing display of mauve flowers. IT takes just a few warm days and, suddenly, there’s an explosion of growth in the garden. Bulbs, corms...
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Gardening / Agapanthus get the chop!
Agapanthus… about to get the chop. I HAVE been writing a regular gardening column for more than 30 years and one request I receive from time to time is for me to share what I’m doing in our garden in...
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Gardening / And, lo, the blossom is bursting
Love a stunning fragrance? Try Osmanthus “Heaven Sent”. AS the days get longer and warmer, blossom trees are starting to burst in all their glory, none more so than the spectacular Magnolia stellata or...
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