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Strength of a tree that reminds us of times gone by
Oak trees… thought to grow for hundreds of years. IT is not often I devote my whole article to one plant. This week I was prompted to discuss Quercus robur or English oak after the disastrous fire at...
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Gardening / Time to feed hungry plants
Daphne flowers… for fragrance. It’s a good idea to start feeding all plants that were planted earlier in the autumn; specifically to encourage strong root growth for the coming spring, writes gardening...
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Gardening / Pioneers dug in for good
Vegetables on display at a society show. Canberra’s first gardening club is celebrating its 90th birthday and there is much to celebrate, writes gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT. THIS is a momentous...
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Gardening / Resist the seed temptation
Camellia sasanquas should be pruned after flowering. Don’t try to bring seeds into Australia from overseas, the penalties are dire, warns gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT ONE of the great tourist...
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Gardening / Walk this way – with a purpose
An attractive combination of pavers and gravel. I’M often asked where I get ideas for my column. Well may you ask, having now produced more than 1600 of them since February,1986, initially in another...
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Gardening / Hold them or fold them?
Scilla peruviana… grew from half a dozen bulbs planted 10 years ago to about 100. PERHAPS it’s time to remove some plants from your garden and multiply others. Cedric Bryant. I’m starting with our...
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Gardening / Spring comes in a bright, yellow splash
Wattle… one of a multitude of native flora in flower. SPRING is all around with those brilliant yellow splashes of wattle, just one of a multitude of native flora in flower. Cedric Bryant. The...
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Time for magnificent magnolias
The delicacy of magnolia stellata flowers. MAGNOLIAS perform well in Canberra and now’s the time to select these magnificent shrubs and trees in flower in garden centres. Cedric Bryant. There are more...
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Gardening / Camellias grow their rewards
Camellia japonica… now in flower after 30 years! THE camellia family is one of the most rewarding of ornamental plants. Cedric Bryant. We had Camellia sasanquas flowering all winter and, as they fade,...
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Peonies, coming ready or not!
Peony “Sarah Bernhardt” growing in Cedric’s garden. Peonies, pots, lawns and mulch catch the eye of gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT this week. I ‘M always amazed at the speed some plants emerge from...
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Spare a thought for the tried and true
Viburnum tinus… one of more than 200 species of evergreen and deciduous viburnum. Sometimes, in a rush to grow newer, better-flowering or improved disease-resistant plants, we may overlook many of the...
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Days of blossoms and new leaves
Blossoms on Viburnum mariesii… its flowers comprise of a central cluster of fertile yellowish-white blooms surrounded by a ring of showy sterile flowers. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT is getting...
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Gardening / Getting excited about perennials
The Queen lavender… for a royal plant in the garden. CAN anyone really get excited about new plants? I certainly can, especially with the incredible range of perennials. Cedric Bryant. These plants...
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Every year, the annual decisions
Annuals providing infill between the tulips at Floriade. Annuals have a place in most gardens; Floriade wouldn’t survive without the infill of instant colour, writes gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT....
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Let’s talk about the bees and the trees
Bees in a bottlebrush… pesticides are killing bees not climate change. “I am repeatedly asked about the effect of climate change on gardening from individuals to groups. So let’s consider a few facts…”...
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Banksias are the natives to beat
Gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT says Robert Brown could be Australia’s forgotten botanist. WALKING around the Botanic Gardens’ greatest range of native plants in Australia, one plant family always...
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Climbing clematis thrives on neglect
Gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT loves the speed at which clematis grows in spring. CLEMATIS is a magnificent climber that thrives almost on neglect. Cedric Bryant. Its European name originates from...
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Trees take gardens to new heights
Always look for a strong straight trunk when planting trees. Gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT regularly gets requests on how to plant a tree and what type is best for the home garden. A GARDEN is not...
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Flowering feijoa is simply the best
A hedge of stunning Feijoa flowers. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT says feijoa makes an excellent evergreen hedge. FEIJOA makes an excellent evergreen hedge and when in flower, is possibly one of the...
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Make the most of of summer watering
The drip pipe valve… inserted into the pipe during manufacture, it controls exactly the irrigation flow rate. Gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT reveals the most effective method for watering garden...
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