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As apartment living for Australian families reaches an unprecedented high, landscape design expert Matt Leacy explains how traditional backyard features can be transported to the roof with his tips for a green rooftop oasis.
Summer is in full swing, but there’s still time to plan a relaxing staycation or backyard soiree while the evenings are warm and clear. To make the most of your family and friends time, look around your outdoor space to see if the existing lighting works properly and enhances the ambiance. A few updates to …
We were driving around the Val d’Orcia in Tuscany, pausing to watch a farmer on an antique tractor tilling the field, when my husband remarked that there was something ‘wrong’ with the landscape. “The fields and the hills, they just don’t ‘look right”, he said and later that day, on a tour at the famous …
Using re-purposed items in the garden is not just about being more sustainable. It is also a great way to add character to the items in your garden, save money and can be a lot of fun.
Are you planning to visit Italy this May but you want to see something different? Would you like to visit some unique gardens guided by an expert? Would you like a local guide that shows you places that only Italians know? If your answer is ‘YES!’ you should join Carlo Gabriele for the garden tour …
After a deluge of early summer rain my garden has exploded with growth. The veggies look as if they are on steroids and so do the roses. Unfortunately, so do the weeds, which are making a takeover bid for the entire garden. Urgent action is needed to stop them in their tracks.
Over the years I have turned into a botanical ‘twitcher’. Like avid birdwatchers, I am forever keen to expand the number of (plant) species I encounter and can identify ‘in the wild’. Until Oman’s rich botanical heritage is showcased at the Oman Botanic Gardens (still a few years away I suspect) I recommend a ‘do-it-yourself’ …
Gardening has been a passion of mine since I was a kid. And because I live in a subtropical climate, I get to garden all year long. I have vibrant hibiscus blossoms the size of dinner plates. And the smell of the jasmine is sweeter than any perfume. But gardening is good for more than …
‘Bushfood’ refers to native Australian flora and fauna, traditionally used in Aboriginal food and medicine. Long before early settlers arrived, bringing with them a slew of new plants and animals, Aboriginal Australians would hunt, forage and farm a variety of species that had already existed here for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.
If you have a small garden space – I’m talking about a courtyard, light well or tiny patio – and nothing you grow out there seems to look right, I think I know why. And I also know how to fix it: with some honesty.
