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...
In Australia we have many symbolic species of plants that I always associate with Christmas. Some are truly Australian, and others follow the traditions of our northern hemisphere neighbours. The main symbolic plant of Christmas would have to be the Christmas Tree. There are many...
Image above taken by David ClodeAustralian Pollinators Week 13 -21 November 2021What is Pollinators week?It is to increase the awareness of the importance of bees and other pollinating insects in our environment especially during our spring. Â It is a designated week when community, business and...
It has been ten years this week since we first broke ground at the garden at the Berkshires. The first section we started work on was the front garden. What a difference ten years makes. Take a look at the following before and after images.BEFORE...
GARDEN TASKS Firstly, I have to admit I have never really wanted to give gardeners a monthly to do list in their garden as if you are a gardener, this list can be and normally is never ending. So my first task for you this...
PLANTS IN BLOOM With our garden maintenance business we have the unique experience to be travelling around this region visiting our clients and their gardens. We travel up to 2 hours in any direction from Young for our garden maintenance clients and we will travel even...
I decided to compile a set of activities for kids to do in the garden. It is always important to encourage kids to have some type of time spent outside. These activities are suitable for a range of age groups. Some may need more of...
Garden Tasks for Early Spring *With the slightly warmer weather and regular showers of rain the weed growth is going to be powering on. Trying to keep on top of weed growth now should be a priority. In an ideal world, if you can try to...
In the last ten years of gardening at the Berkshires we have noticed a significant increase in the number of birds around the garden. When we were creating the garden we were coming out of a ten years of drought. Around the old house some...
I was busy weeding a client’s garden bed during the week when I felt a gentle breeze blow across my face and I was showered with pale pink papery petals. I stopped for a second and looked up into the canopy of a Prunus “Nigra”...
