Its Valentines month and each of us starts to ponder the love that we feel for our partners. It is for good reason that Roses are chosen to represent these relationships. Love has the same requirements as the Rose. Both need observation, nourishment and constant management. They require pruning or they become chaotic and overburdened…
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New beginnings are great. The opportunity to start again, to re-invent oneself doesn’t come around often. January always carries the promise of such possibility. Re-inventing ourselves has its challenges and is not as easily achieved as making changes to our home and gardens. As nurturing is essential to positive development thus so can remodelling our…
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Natural indigenous gardens are the most common gardens that I am requested to install. This style of gardening is common throughout the developed world especially those gardens found in Australia, California and the Mediterranean countries. The wild, natural garden lets us mimic what we see in nature around us. Gardeners then had little understanding of…
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What are the trends in modern gardening? The dominant trends in gardening today revolve mostly around water, using less of it to be specific. This trend now informs the design and layout of modern gardens. It is not only changing the shape of gardens but also the plants and the materials that define them. Throughout…
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The arrival of spring always brings with it energy, enthusiasm and excitement. It is very infectious, rapidly charging each of us into action. Suddenly anything is possible when the lust for life comes roaring back. This is the time of year that whips the horticultural community into action. Plants are growing faster by the week.…
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