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Three galvanised pots with terracotta rims hold purple lavender plants, each with a black chalkboard label reading "Lavandula angustifolia" and the names Lavendel, Lavande, and Lavender.

Best Plant Labels for Australian Gardens: Which...

You label a row of seedlings in spring, and by summer half the names have faded, flaked or washed away. It happens to most gardeners, and the cause is usually...

Best Plant Labels for Australian Gardens: Which...

You label a row of seedlings in spring, and by summer half the names have faded, flaked or washed away. It happens to most gardeners, and the cause is usually...

Smart sprinkler watering a backyard lawn in the early morning in Australia

Are Smart Sprinklers Worth It in Australia? (An...

A smart sprinkler promises to take watering off your hands. It follows a schedule you set in an app, skips a cycle when rain is on the way and lets...

Are Smart Sprinklers Worth It in Australia? (An...

A smart sprinkler promises to take watering off your hands. It follows a schedule you set in an app, skips a cycle when rain is on the way and lets...

vertical planter balcony Australia

Vertical Garden Ideas for a Balcony - 5 Plant C...

What Is the Best Plant Combination for a Vertical Planter on an Australian Balcony? The best plant combinations for a vertical planter on an Australian balcony mix one upright focal...

Vertical Garden Ideas for a Balcony - 5 Plant C...

What Is the Best Plant Combination for a Vertical Planter on an Australian Balcony? The best plant combinations for a vertical planter on an Australian balcony mix one upright focal...

Vegetable garden with white mesh netting tunnels over garden beds, flowers and a wheelbarrow

How to Net a Raised Garden Bed (So the Net Neve...

You've planted out your raised bed, and within a week something has found it. Birds pull up the seedlings, possums strip leaves overnight, and cabbage white caterpillars chew brassicas down...

How to Net a Raised Garden Bed (So the Net Neve...

You've planted out your raised bed, and within a week something has found it. Birds pull up the seedlings, possums strip leaves overnight, and cabbage white caterpillars chew brassicas down...

Small green weed with water droplets growing from a crack in paving

How to Remove Weeds From Paving Cracks in Austr...

The most reliable way to remove weeds from paving cracks without spray is to pull them when the soil is damp, using a narrow tool that reaches below the crown...

How to Remove Weeds From Paving Cracks in Austr...

The most reliable way to remove weeds from paving cracks without spray is to pull them when the soil is damp, using a narrow tool that reaches below the crown...

Letter tiles spelling SEED beside dried seed pods on a peach background

How to Store Seeds in Australia (Heat & Humidity)

A packet of seeds can sit in a drawer for a year and still sprout. Or it can sit in the wrong spot for a single hot summer and barely...

How to Store Seeds in Australia (Heat & Humidity)

A packet of seeds can sit in a drawer for a year and still sprout. Or it can sit in the wrong spot for a single hot summer and barely...