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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… not to be missed. NATURE is truly amazing; no matter how hard the ground, bulbs have a way of pushing their leaves through in places that I...
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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 / Great tree for tight spots
The spectacular colors of Cercis leaves after rain. WALTER Burley Griffin’s vision of a garden city has long given way to the bush capital, which has now been replaced by a concrete jungle as block...
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Gardening / Fuchsia grows back into affection
Fuchsia triphylla… first of the fuchsias described by French botanist Charles Plumier. FRENCH botanist Father Charles Plumier, considered one of the most important of the botanical explorers of his...
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Gardening / ‘Bells’ bring lots of flowers
Campanula persicifolia “Telham Beauty”… possibly the most popular of the species. CAMPANULAS or “Canterbury Bells”, a favourite perennial in gardens for generations, flower from now until autumn and...
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Gardening / Paws for thought in the garden
Kangaroo paws… over the last 25 years there have been intensive hybridisation programs to provide a wide range of colour and sizes. KANGAROO paws not only flower in summer, but some varieties can...
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Gardening / A well-red column for Christmas
Poinsettia… its bright-red bracts are synonymous with Christmas. THE colour of Christmas is red, from the Father Christmas costume to plants decorating the Christmas table and poinsettia is also...
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Gardening / The lazy days of summer gardening
“Romantika”… the perfect name for a stunning clematis. THE next few weeks are a quiet time in the garden and, with the welcome rain of the last few weeks, most are looking decidedly better with an...
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Gardening / Make the most of watering
A garden bed blooming as a result of drip irrigation. A NEW Year starts, but the garden’s new year began in spring when life emerged from the cold with a hundred shades of green adorning deciduous...
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Gardening / Spring bulbs are calling for attention
Preserving valuable moisture by using stones between the lines of vines.# 2212A pebble mulch for container plants.#0882 NOW, half-way through summer, it’s time to start thinking about autumn planting....
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Gardening / Cool ways with ‘living’ mulch
Sedums… used in northern Europe for environmentally friendly green roofs, providing the perfect insulation. EXCESS water bills will be the norm this summer with forecast, almost continuous heat-wave...
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Grumpy / Hot start takes heavy toll on the tramway trees
Two dead trees on Northbourne Avenue. Photo: Cedric Bryant THE ACT government has appealed to residents in the heatwave conditions to water street trees. If only we could take this seriously and...
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Gardening / A stinker, but not for perennials
Salvias… colourful perennials with the advantage of being easy to divide in winter and spring. WHAT a stinker! That’s the only way to describe the relentless heat we have experienced and it’s likely to...
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Gardening / Lovely flowers for late summer
A crepe myrtle in a Watson garden… now planted in Queanbeyan’s main street, get the hint Canberra! ONE of the most colourful flowering shrubs for late summer/autumn is crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia...
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