Autumn Garden Tips

Many parts of eastern Australia received heavy rainfalls recently bringing relief to some drought situations. There are some gardening tips for autumn that will help your garden look even better after the rain.

• Autumn is a good time for planting particularly after good rainfall. In autumn soils are still warm allowing new planting to establish good root growth before growth slows in winter. Visit your local nursery over the weekend and select some new plants. Pull out any sick or struggling plants and replace them with the new. They won't do much over winter but in spring they will bring your garden to life.
• Immediately after heavy rains pot plants dry out really quickly. Most people don't water them which damages the plants. So water your pot plants straight after heavy rain so that the plants don't suffer.

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