Growing Columbines

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Poor soil? No space for a garden? Raised weathered steel planters are the perfect solution. How do you…
Growing Columbines

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Growing Columbines

FeatureHow to grow Ginkgo Biloba

Few plants can claim to improve your memory, help prevent Alzheimer's disease and live for a millenium, but as we discover, there is more to Ginkgo Biloba than meets the eye
Growing Columbines

FeatureYour February Garden Calendar

Don’t waste the bounty of late summer in February. What can’t be eaten fresh can be preserved, dried or frozen to enjoy over the cooler months ahead.

Growing Columbines

OutdoorsGrowing Columbines

Columbine flowers, also known as Aquilegias or by their more common name of Grannyâ??s Bonnets, seem to have disappeared from most gardens over recent years.
Easy-Care Plants

OutdoorsEasy-Care Plants

The most critical step in establishing a low-maintenance garden is selecting the right plants.
Australian style native plants

OutdoorsAustralian style native plants

There has been a renewed interest of late in Australian native plants as drought conditions continue and gardeners and garden designers alike look for indigenous trees, shrubs and flowering plants tha ...
Growing Magnificent Magnolias

OutdoorsGrowing Magnificent Magnolias

Just when winter gardens plummet into the depths of their colourless dormancy, deciduous magnolias light up the sky with a breathtaking display of radiant blooms.
Choosing Plants

OutdoorsChoosing Plants

Plant selection may be the fun part of gardening, but you need to choose well to avoid later disappointment.
Growing Up

OutdoorsGrowing Up

Call it a green wall, call it a vertical garden ... growing plants on walls is the way to go.