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Happy First Day of Autumn. Here are my pickings fr

Happy First Day of Autumn. Here are my pickings from the garden as Summer comes to a close. Autumn is my favourite time of year. I love the cooler mornings and evenings. Whilst I always love the beauty of flowers in the garden there is something so beautiful about the leaf colour change that Autumn brings. I have noticed in many northern hemisphere gardens, Autumn ( Fall) is their time to wind down, slow down and take a step back from the garden as winter arrives however for me here in the southern hemisphere it is time for me to get back into the garden. Its time for implementing planting, fertilising, adding more mulch, propagating and implementing more of my garden plans I made through summer.
Enjoy the Autumn season.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF HEATWAVE HARDY GARDENS No

KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF HEATWAVE HARDY GARDENS Now that it has been a month since the 8 days of extreme heat we experienced here in Young, I thought I would share our observations of the gardens that have thrived and survived through the heatwave. They all had the following elements in common;SOIL IMPROVEMENTS
The gardens that have had soil improvements made to the existing soil and have had regular applications of organic fertiliser.CORRECT PLANT SELECTION
The gardens that have been planted with the right plants for the climate. They will recover much quicker than those plants that are not suited to the climate.MULCHING
Obviously those that were well mulched have coped many times better than those that were not mulched. DRIP IRRIGATION
Those gardens with drip irrigation that have been used on a regular basis. Drip irrigation will give the plants a long slow water and be much more efficient than sprays. Like any piece of equipment drip irrigation needs to be laid correctly for the wicking system to work. We space ours at 30- 40cm spaces.

MY LATEST POST ON SUBSTACK IS ALL ABOUT THE JOY O

MY LATEST POST ON SUBSTACK IS ALL ABOUT
THE JOY OF GROWING TOMATOES. LINK in Stories or in my Bio.Growing tomatoes is one of the most rewarding projects you can take on. I highly recommend it as a growing experience for kids too. The experience of picking a freshly grown tomato and eating it right there in the veggie garden or next to the tomato vine is a simple garden pleasure that can not in my opinion be beaten. You will also have the added bonus that like most homegrown fruit and vegetables the the flavour of a homegrown tomato beats anything from a grocery store. The flavour is buttery, juicy, acidic with an overtone of sweetness. If the freshly picked fruit is warmed by the hot sun it also adds another layer of flavour bringing the sugars to the taste buds first as they burst in your mouth. I have to admit I have wanted to write about the great joy of growing tomatoes since this time last year when our tomatoes vines were pumping out kilos and kilos of their juicy treasures. For the first time our son, Ethan was discovering the thrill of picking tomatoes. We both very much enjoyed the daily ritual of checking the tomato plants and picking as many of the ripe fruits as possible. We even started weighing our harvest each day. By the end of the season we had collected over 86 kilograms of tomatoes. Our family members enjoyed weekly deliveries of our pickings. TO CONTINUE READING click on link in Bio or on Stories

TAKING BOOKINGS FOR MID AUTUMN 2026 LANDSCAPE DESI

TAKING BOOKINGS FOR MID AUTUMN 2026 LANDSCAPE DESIGN / GARDEN CONSULTATIONS OR TREE ASSESSMENTSIf you would like me to send you our client introduction email send me your email on a DM or call and text on 0417077386.
I am also very happy to discuss your project over the phone.@thedownunderlawn

Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' is an ornamental gra

Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' is an ornamental grasses I use alot in my design work. I love the spires or panicles of flowers that arrive in early summer and continue through autumn. They age from a gold colour through to a oat or beige colour. This grass is brilliant for adding a strong vertical accent to the garden. The leaves and flowers add movement to the plantings.

💚🤍💚 The scent! The flower! The foliage ! Wow ! Sti

💚🤍💚 The scent! The flower! The foliage ! Wow ! Still and all time favourite.

This week we have had a few consultations with cli

This week we have had a few consultations with clients concerned about the health of their gardens after last weeks prolonged high temps. Now the temperatures have become slightly more reasonable you can start assessing the damage and attempt to revive the plants. The first thing to do is work out if the brown leaves, dead new growth, yellow foliage and burnt markings are either just cosmetic damage or more serious. The cosmetic damage refers to burnt leaves and yellow foliage that will simply fall off in coming weeks and the plants will re-shoot. More serious reactions to the heat will be completely dead branches and or totally defoliated trees and shrubs.
Here are my tips...What to do now-
🌿Continue to water gardens with a slow deep water either early morning or at night. Whilst temperatures are slightly cooler take advantage of these temps to get the moisture into the soil. Where possible leave the hose slowly dripping on roots of trees or use drip systems.
🌿Start to use some organic liquid fertilisers such as Charlie Carp, Power Feed or Seaweed emulsions (root revitaliser) on the plants that have suffered the most. Ensure they are moist before applying any fertiliser.
🌿Do some selective pruning. Those shrubs and trees that have the random burnt leaves or yellow foliage probably don’t need pruning. The plants that have total dead branches could be lightly pruned to encourage some new growth. I hesitate in cutting shrubs back to ground level as this may cause even greater shock. Especially if we have more extreme heat ahead of us. For any trees I would just leave them until autumn/winter to see what happens. They may drop all their foliage and then
re-shoot in autumn. On strappy leaf plants like Agapanthus and Bearded Iris you can remove the dead foliage and or cut them to ground level as they have an underground root system in the form of a bulb or rhizome which will re-shoot as conditions become more reasonable.
🌿 If your garden is not mulched, start spreading some mulch. It’s always a good time to mulch.

Continuing on with my series of Substack posts for

Continuing on with my series of Substack posts for my paid subscribers about landscape materials. This week I discuss the pros and cons of certain landscape materials that we use in our projects. Thanks to everyone who subscribes and if you would like to subscribe you can via link in Bio

Driving around the Hilltops Region in the last few

Driving around the Hilltops Region in the last few weeks you may have noticed a large number of Eucalyptus branches which are still green (alive) lying down on the roads or in paddocks. These limbs have broken off the trees on days where there is no wind so the limb failure has not been caused by the force of windy conditions. This is syndrome known as summer branch drop (SBD) or sudden limb failure. There are a number of theories of why this happens.
To read more the link to this story is in my stories or you can go to my substack page via link in BIO

The first Gardens At A Glance Newsletter for 2026

The first Gardens At A Glance Newsletter for 2026 is out now. These thursday newsletter is free to all subscribers. See link in bio or stories.

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