Best Topiary Plants Topiary is an art form that has been rediscovered by gardeners in the last 5-10 years. Cones, cubes and round balls shaped from living plants are appearing in all kinds of gardens,...
Australian native gardens have a reputation for being straggly, grey, and even ugly. However it is possible to plant a beautiful garden of Australian native plants on even a small suburban block. 'Burke's Backyard' visited the garden of artist Betty...
Birdbaths One of the incredible privileges of living in Australia is being able to watch such a wonderful collection of native birds. The best way to bring them into your backyard is to plant native Australian plants such as...
Black Magic MakeoverDon made over the front garden of a Sydney cottage using a dramatic mixture of black and yellow foliage plants. The wonderful thing about foliage plants is that they look good all year...
Blue Courtyard Small backyards don't necessarily mean no garden at all. They can be transformed into garden rooms as an extension of the house. One such example of a garden room courtyard was designed by Jim Fogarty. ...
Bob and Wendy's Courtyard Bob Maher recently sent a letter to Don, and invited him to come and see his garden. When Bob and his family first moved into their Newcastle townhouse 12 months ago, they were confronted...
Bonsai Quang Tran is a Vietnamese Australian who is passionate about bonsai. He first became interested in the idea of creating miniature trees and landscapes when he went to a bonsai show, liked what he saw and thought "I...
Boxford GardenDon visited Polly and Peter Park at their home in the Canberra suburb of Red Hill, and chatted to them about their amazing garden. The front garden is a formal...
Brisbane Thai Garden Although on a tight budget, Bronwyn and John Chippendale were prepared to spend money on the structure of their garden. They realised that if the bones were right, the rest would fall into place. They...
Bronzes for the GardenUntil recently if you were looking for something to add a little bit of class to the garden, perhaps a beautiful sculpture, you had to import it from overseas. The good news is that there's now a...
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Nasturtiums
While lots of vegies are great plants to get kids started on, nasturtiums are excellent flowers for kids to have their first go at growing, too. Click here for more