Winter has arrived, for this being the first week of winter it has definitely arrived with vengeance! Bringing a polar blast to most of NSW. Â As the growth does start to slow down in the garden it is a good time to get to all...
I love when the rays of the sun hit an Autumn foliage tree just at the right angle so that the tree's canopy looks like it is glowing. Paying attention to your deciduous trees locally through Autumn  should help you make decisions when it comes...
Succession Planting means you plant out a space with a variety of plants that can grow together happily, give you more options to harvest for a greater length of time. It makes the most out of the space. When I design a garden I always...
I spent last weekend pulling out all of the Dahlias and Zinnias plants. The cooler weather definitely finished off their flowering and all of their foliage was starting to get a bit daggy looking so it was time to move to the next season of...
Turning a paddock into a gardenChapter One - Discovering the original garden At “The Berkshires”Last week on one of our sparkling Autumn days I was reminded of how far we have come in creating the garden at “The Berkshires”. I was driving back up to...
We have finally added some greenery to our veranda. The veranda has been renovated for over two years but I could not make a decision on which pots to use and what plants to plant out. I didn’t want to end up with all different...
Hopefully you have had a chance to spend some time in the garden in the past month. It has definitely been the perfect weather to be out working in the garden.I will be planting my spring bulbs soon as mentioned in the last newsletter here...
Winter in the garden is a time when you can really see the garden in its barest bones. If you have a more cottage style garden with lots of flowering herbaceous perennials you will find the garden quite bare in the winter months. I noticed...
