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Cedric’s dreaming of a red Christmas
Dianthus Passion to brighten the Christmas table. Photo: Andy Mabbett Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT suggests presenting a brilliant show of real red plants for the Christmas table. THE colour red is...
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Drought-hardy cistus is a comforting sight
Cistus “Gallipoli Rose” is the perfect drought-resistant plant. Gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT muses on Mediterranean cistus and rosemary for their ability to thrive in the heat. CISTUS is the...
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Pleasing perennials for the Canberra climate
Gaillardia grows from Texas to Mexico, a great drought survivor. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT suggests filling the garden with hardy perennials that thrive in the heat. FROM now until late autumn,...
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Fill up the bird bath, blackbird has spoken
A bird bath… an essential item in every garden. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT can’t imagine a garden without the sound and antics of birds. HOW can one have a true garden without the sounds of birds?...
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Back to the garden, but no despair!
NOW the holidays have mostly passed, it’s time to reassess the garden and with the extremes of recent weather, it can be rather a pitiful sight. Cedric Bryant. My advice is to look at one area at a...
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Gardening / The summer of our discontent
Rosemary has been renamed… its in the Salvia family. There was rain, hail, dust, smoke and fire… it’s been a challenging summer in the garden, says CEDRIC BRYANT. WHAT a battle we gardeners are...
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Time to give hellebores the ‘Chelsea chop’
The severe “Chelsea Chop” lets in the light for the formation of flowers next winter. THIS may seem extreme, but it’s time to cut back the leaves of hellebores to ground level. This allows light into...
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Celebrating the crinkled, colourful beauty of crepe myrtles
The delicate yet hardy crepe flowers. Hardy crepe myrtle is long-flowering, suits small gardens and even the bark is stunning, writes gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT CREPE myrtles are now in flower,...
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Autumn’s afoot, asters are appearing!
Historical asters flower in late summer and throughout autumn, and they’re already popping up, says gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT. Michaelmas daisies… appearing now in gardens. THE first flowers of...
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Truly time for holly to step up
Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT remembers he’d forgotten to write about holly… for decades! IN my 30 or so years of writing, I can’t recall ever discussing or recommending the Ilex or holly family....
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Autumn and the leaves are likely to fall sooner
A perfect example of mulching to the drip line. Gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT says the leaves are going to be falling earlier this year and summer is to blame. AUTUMN has arrived. With months of...
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To be sure, pick your own bulbs
Dutch bulb fields… 75 per cent of all bulbs grown worldwide come from the Netherlands. Gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT has a view about ordering bulbs on line. Don’t! WITH bulb planting about to...
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Plant now for amazing autumn colour
Gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT says now’s the time to get looking for colourful autumn trees. NATURE is truly amazing, irrespective of climate change. Deciduous trees and shrubs know exactly when...
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Spirit soars at the sight of crocus
Crocus… give a lift to the autumn garden. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT takes a look at the hardy crocus. AFTER the disasters of the summer, finding a group of bright-yellow autumn crocus on a grey,...
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Beloved by birds and best in show
Birds love the fruit of Cornus capitata. Gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT sings the praises of the dogwood. AT this time of the year our dogwood, or Cornus, is beloved by birds for its strawberry-like...
View ArticleVirus response plunges Canberra deeper into debt
THE ACT will have to borrow “every cent” from here as government revenues collapse under the weight of responding to the health and economic demands of the coronavirus. That’s the grim reality the...
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Gardening / The summer of our discontent
Rosemary has been renamed… its in the Salvia family. There was rain, hail, dust, smoke and fire… it’s been a challenging summer in the garden, says CEDRIC BRYANT. WHAT a battle we gardeners are...
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Not a weeper, but a fragrant autumn delight
Gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT admires the climbing clematis terniflora, which flowers best after a hot summer. Cedric Bryant. THE climbing clematis terniflora is a delight in autumn, with its...
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Kids (and cats) can get a break in the garden
Winter-flowering clematis napaulensis, a winner. Gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT suggests introducing kids to the glories of gardening while everyone’s at home. GARDENS are so important when we’re...
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Dig for victory, even a pot will do
No space? Grow veggies in containers. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT has veggie-growing tips for unit-dwellers with a balcony. AT present it’s almost like we’re following the wartime “Dig for Victory”...
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