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Growing Gardenias

Gardenia flower
...s wide) with deep green foliage. A versatile shrub which can be grown as a hedge or a standard or used as a background planting. Likes: Slightly acidic, cool, moist, well drained soil. Some shade, particularly from the full summer heat in a hot or tropical climate. In cooler areas they are quite happy in full sun. Care: Water well, particularly from spring to summer when plant is flowering. Protect from hot afternoon sun. Prootect root system with... read more

Ep 06 Ship Shape

...add organic garden mix if too low. Lay out the turf, cutting to shape with hedge shears, roll and water. Step 4 – Mingo grass Use a rake or topsoil leveller to level the area. Evenly space out the pots of grass about 150mm apart. Remove from pots and plant. Mulch with a 50mm layer of mulch (we used sterilised rice hulls) and water thoroughly. Blitz Tipz: Rice hulls are best suited to mulching sheltered places. To keep them in position they should... VIEW PDF

Evan and Sonja’s Garden

...security reasons Even did not want a solid hedge, so he has planted curved hedges through the front garden. These wavy hedges give selected views both from the street and from the house, while still providing privacy. He chose Teucrium fruitcans for the hedge because it is so tough, and because its grey foliage matches the bark of the lemon-scented gum. The hedge is interspersed with complementary plantings of yuccas, Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ euphorbias... read more

May Bush

Spirea cantonensis
...foliage is green for most of the year. Best look: Striking when grown as a hedge or screening plant along a fence or boundary producing a mass of white flowers in spring. Uses: specimen plants mixed shrub borders dense privacy hedge Likes: full sun plenty of space to grow will tolerate mild frosts good drainage water well in summer relatively free of pests and diseases Pruning: May bush is a reasonably low maintenance hardy shrub but to keep it fr... read more

Colour Wheel

...ed at selected Mitre 10 stores for around $14 for a 340g (12oz) spray can. Hedge plants Any dwarf hedging plant can be used. We used a new lilly pilly called Acmena smithii ‘Hedgemaster’. This small-leaved shrub is due to be released nationally next year, although from October small quantities should be available from Swane’s Nursery, Dural, NSW. Phone: (02) 9651 1322. Annuals Our scheme uses different coloured pansies (named varieties are listed... read more

Blue Metal Makeover

...llars by using a 200mm (8″) size pot of the same plant ($16). The camellia hedge was planted. (Tip: cut a length of stake equal to the required distance between each plant. Mark on the stake the required distance from the wall. You can use this simple measuring tool to space your hedge plants evenly.) After setting up string lines to indicate the required depth, the blue metal dust was levelled using rakes and lawn levellers, and then compacted wi... read more

Merlo’s Garden

...tecture of this Neogeorgian house. Lonicera (Lonicera nitida) forms a tall hedge; there is a medium-sized hedge of English box (Buxus sempervirens) and a small hedge of Dutch box (B. sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’). Black mondo grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’) provides year-round foliage contrast and ties in beautifully with other features in the garden, such as the black fence. A row of conifers (X Cupressocyparis leylandii ‘Leighton Gree... read more

Need to screen off a public area but want to avoid fencing.

...you for taking the time to look into my question. I already have a Murraya hedge at the front so would possibly like a different plant. Love bottlebrush but it is a shady area, under a large white cedar and a large jacaranda on one side and several unknown bushes on the other side…need something that grows reasonably quick (don’t we all) that flowers and is evergreen and can be made into a hedge of sort. I say of sort because it does not need to b... read more

Growing Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

...lly pruned shorter; space plants 1m apart, closer together if growing as a hedge. Getting started: Can be grown from seed sown in spring, summer and early autumn, but it also grows extremely easily from cuttings. Seedlings are readily available for many months. Fertilising: Use a slow-release fertiliser, and don’t over-feed. Watering: Drought-resistant so copes without a lot of water. Harvesting: Pick as required. Maintenance: Regular harvesting a... read more

Greco Roman

...sed granite mulch (we used Deco Granite – brown). Tools: topsoil leveller, hedge shears, lawn roller. Adapting this plan to your garden Make a detailed scale drawing of your backyard (eg 1:100) showing the location of the house and major features then incorporate the desired elements from our makeover. As your garden will be a different size you will need to estimate the amounts of materials you will require. Note: On your plan show the locations... read more

Easy Plant Striking

...aking cuttings of a plant such as box that you may be planning to use as a hedge, take lots of cuttings to allow for spare plants to replace any that may die in the hedge. Take cuttings about 6-10cm (2 1/2 – 4″) long and around 4-8mm (1/4″) in diameter. Select cuttings from a healthy, vigorously growing plant. Don’t allow cuttings to dry out between removing them from the plant and potting them. If you have to transport the cuttings, wrap them in... read more

Growing Weeping Figs

...driveways. However, there is a bit of flexibility if figs are rigidly pruned, restricting their root growth and spread. If you plant any variety of fig tree in the garden as a hedge, remember to let future owners understand the importance of pruning the hedge to avoid the fig destroying the footpath.... read more