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Gardening / Taking bold steps to look good
Steps from the driveway and steps on to the lawn… a more interesting approach to a front door. Hard landscaping provides as much ambience to the garden as plants, says gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT....
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Crabapple’s fragrant blossoms in bloom
Malus ionensis ‘Plena’, the supreme crab. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT praises the crabapple for its abundance of fragrant flowers in spring. CRABAPPLES for spring came to mind after watching a...
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Here come the flowering shrubs
The stunning colours of deciduous azaleas. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT celebrates the shrubs coming into flower as the weather warms. THE weather is rapidly warming and with it comes a multitude of...
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When colour explodes in the garden
Clematis are starting to come into leaf. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT praises spring’s colourful gardens, from daphne’s fragrant purple flowers, to pale pink, early flowering clematis. GARDENS are...
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Time to take stock of the pots
Solving root-bound plants. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT urges gardeners to pay attention to any long-neglected pot plants. CHECKING on pot plants can be a neglected aspect of gardening; when the...
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Gardening / Colourful masses of cape weed
Cape weed brightens up the nature strips, in Antill Street, Dickson. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT says conditions are perfect for colourful cape weed to bloom on the nature strips. THE masses of...
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Getting the hang of floral displays
Be the envy of your neighbours with floral displays, one of a dozen such hanging gardens along the front of a restaurant in Scotland. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT says it’s time to create floral...
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Gardening / The promise of a super spring
French lavender… the first to flower. Gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT says the promise of spring rain is setting the season up as the best in several years. SPRING is a glorious time of the year with...
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Give growing blueberries a go
Blueberries have the highest antioxidant levels, gram for gram, of any fruit. Every supermarket sells blueberries, but why not try growing them at home, suggests gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT. ENJOY...
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Gardening / A golden garden surprise
Berberis aurea. Japanese barberry is the perfect accent plant, says gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT. WHEN visiting a friend’s garden, I was fascinated by a bright-yellow bush, which at first glance I...
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Austin’s ‘outstanding’ Olivia is rose of the year
Olivia Rose Austin, the champion of champions. The stunning soft-pink Olivia Rose Austin is a winner in every sense, says gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT. ALL David Austin’s English roses are recognised...
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The heights of cloud pruning
Ready for their next trim in a Bowral garden. Cloud pruning, or shaping the plant to resemble clouds, is a Japanese concept known as Niwaki, says gardening columnist CEDRIC BRYANT. TOPIARY, bonsai,...
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Time to plant dahlias and dianthus
The exquisite blooms of a dahlia. Dianthus was once made into a 14th century plague treatment… perhaps we should try it, muses gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT. DAHLIAS grow extremely well in Canberra,...
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Banksias to take the breath away
The very new-looking banksia garden at the Botanic Gardens. “The Botanic Gardens has the largest collection of native plants in the world, and now, the largest collection of banksias,” says gardening...
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Poinsettias are not just for Christmas
Poinsettia is popular worldwide at Christmas. Poinsettia, with its brilliant red bracts, has been tied in with Christmas for centuries, says gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT. SOME traditions never change...
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Canberra’s year in the garden
Blossoms in spring awaken the garden. “We can grow a greater range of fruit trees, berries and edible crops than almost anywhere else in Australia,” says gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT. CANBERRA’S...
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Facing the future with a gardener’s optimism
Crepe myrtle for bright autumn colour. “With the unseasonable weather, many plants were seriously confused,” says gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT. Home gardeners, commercial horticulturists and farmers...
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Out of control and unruly, even in Cedric’s patch
Organised chaos in Cedric’s garden. “Readers may assume I keep my garden immaculately. Not a weed to be seen and all the shrubs immaculately pruned?” Far from the truth this year, says gardening writer...
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It’s a great time to grow natives
Our very own Correa “Canberra Bells” to celebrate Canberra’s centenary. Many native plants are bred locally and perfectly acclimatised for this area, says gardening writer CEDRIC BRYANT. AUSTRALIA Day...
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What’s not to like about hollyhocks?
A variety of hollyhocks growing at The Rollonin. TAKING a friend from Yass out to lunch at the delightful slab hut cafe The Rollonin at Bowning I was pleased to see several varieties of the old-world...
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