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PUT DOWN YOUR LOPPERS - Crepe Myrtles do not need

PUT DOWN YOUR LOPPERS - Crepe Myrtles do not need to be hacked back in winter to get more flowers. ( the full article is coming sunday in my newsletter - Subscribe via Bio)Topping a Crepe Myrtle is a form of pruning that involves cutting branches back to a main, established "knuckle" at a set height in the tree’s canopy. The main reason for doing this is to encourage more flowers and bigger flower heads in summer. Crepe Myrtles flower on their new wood so in theory this form of pruning encourages lots of new growth which in turn brings lots of new flowers. As an Arborist topping in my opinion creates very unsightly tree trunks. It does not allow the Crepe Myrtles to reach their full potential in the garden. As you can see in the images above of all the trees around Young I have recently photographed. These have not had any hard pruning completed on them in a number of years. Despite the lack of pruning you still get a beautiful display of flowers plus you are able to enjoy the lovely natural habit and form of the tree for 12 months of the year. One of my favourite features of this tree is their canopy shape and mottled coloured bark on their trunks. If their form is ruined to be a set of stumps in the garden I don’t feel you get the full aesthetic value of the species.The reasons I don’t recommend topping or lopping off the tops of Crepe Myrtles are;🌿Structural Weakness

🌿Loss of Natural Form and Bark🌿Diminished Winter Interest: Instead of a graceful sculptural silhouette, the tree looks like a collection of amputated stumps in the landscape🌿Increased Pest and Disease Vulnerability
Aggressive pruning stresses the tree, which can trigger a defensive response that attracts pests.🌿 Once you do this severe pruning you will need to continue it annually.FOR MY RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO CORRECTLY PRUNE CREPE MYRTLE STAY TUNED FOR MY NEWSLETTER ON SUNDAY.

Part of creating a garden is considering when your

Part of creating a garden is considering when your plants will flower ideally you can have some colour in your beds throughout the year. Here are some of my Favourite Late Summer / Early Autumn Flowering Annuals, Tubers, Perennials, Shrubs and Trees. This are also fairly tough and hardy.PlumbagoOleanderDeciduous HibiscusCrepe MyrtleSalvia microphylla and Salvia greggi cultivarsSedumsDahliasZinniaMarigoldsAnd of course who can forget about the Roses

The slightly cooler temperatures have drawn me out

The slightly cooler temperatures have drawn me out of my summer hibernation as far as gardening goes at home and out at the farm garden. I can feel a slight briskness in the morning which is definitely a lure for me to get out into the garden. I have been lured out, into the garden right in time to see the start of the beautiful autumn Roses. Above pictured is one of my favourites, its a David Austin Rose called “Glamis Castle”. It does not hold really well for a vase but it is very pretty in the garden and has a gorgeous scent that is a little spicy with undertones of musk.This Rose has been bred with the characteristics of an old fashioned rose with cluster of pure white double cupped blooms. They have the ability to repeat flower and have a high resistant to diseases making them a fantastic addition to the landscape with their magnificent floral displays and fragrance. They would grow well in a pot too.

Love these tall elegant flowers of the Yucca filam

Love these tall elegant flowers of the Yucca filamentosa. They flower in early autumn and again in spring. The birds seem to love the nectar the flowers produce.

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

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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.
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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.

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