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In this month's 🍃Garden Greetings Newsletter

In this month's
🍃Garden Greetings
Newsletter 🍃
we have our comprehensive list of Garden Tasks For Late Winter
With only one month to go until spring I'm trying to have the garden at the Berkshires weeded, mulched and pruned in readiness for the spring flush of growth. I will be pruning the roses, deciduous trees including fruit trees.
I'm maintaining my frost protection on tender plants as I'm sure we will be experiencing more frosts
Now is the time to take full advantage of the reduced or slowing down of growth in the garden. To read more of the comprehensive list of garden tasks go to my latest newsletter. If you would like to subscribe go to my website www.glenicebuckdesigns.com.au or send me a DM with your email address

In this month's 🍃Garden Greetings Newsletter

In this month's
🍃Garden Greetings
Newsletter 🍃
we have a focus on
🪴HOW TO GROW INDOOR PLANTS🪴
In the cooler months we are spending more time indoors and its always nice to bring the outdoors inside with indoor plants. Indoor gardening can be a little tricky but persistence is the key and well worth it in the end so you can have lovely greenery around you, in your home and in your office.
What makes an indoor plant ?
The first thing to understand is that there is no such thing as an indoor plant! This is important to remember, all plants grow outside however the ones that work best outside are those that naturally grow in the under storey of rainforests, shady moist environments like the edges of caves or in the canopies of trees. Many indoor plants are actually epiphytes – those plants which don’t need deep soil or light and they take nutrients in from the air like orchids.
Then you also have some plants which nursery growers over the years have decided to try growing in hot houses or shade houses and they have cultivated these plants over time as species that are marketed as indoor e.g palms and figs.
To read more go to my latest newsletter. If you would like to subscribe go to my website www.glenicebuckdesigns.com.au or send me a DM with your email address

Our 🍃Garden Greetings Newsletter 🍃 for Aug

Our
🍃Garden Greetings
Newsletter 🍃
for August is now out.
In this month’s newsletter ...
🌿 We continue with our story about developing the garden at the Berkshires.
🌿We have a feature on how to care for indoor plants
🌿A focus on growing fruit trees 🌿Our regular list of garden tasks for late winter.
We are also excited to announce that we will be launching two new eBooks on 1st September to celebrate the start of spring. Both will form part of collection of eBook’s I have written that are focused on home garden design. Our eBooks aim to be practical guides for the home gardener when they want to design their own garden. Stay tuned for these. My first e book about getting to know your garden is still available. This costs $14.95 see link below. I hope you have some time to enjoy your garden
Happy Gardening If you would like to subscribe go to my website www.glenicebuckdesigns.com.au or send me a DM with your email address.

🌲🌳🌴HAPPY NATIONAL TREE DAY 🌲🌳🌴 T

🌲🌳🌴HAPPY NATIONAL TREE DAY 🌲🌳🌴
Today is a good day to remember the importance of trees in our world. No wonder I have always loved trees, nature, plants and flowers. Growing up under the shade of these trees - Tree Ferns, Camellias, Maples, a massive Liquidamber, a beautiful Deodar, Eucalyptus and Angophoras There was green everywhere! Even though we were in the middle of suburban Sydney. Today is a great day to plant a tree (everyday is a good day to plant a tree!). Just think this one simple action not only helps the environment but in the future it may directly impact someone like me - giving them a career, a lifetime passion and an everlasting appreciation for nature.

THIS WEEKS PLANT OF THE MOMENT 🌱 Viburnum tinu

THIS WEEKS PLANT OF THE MOMENT
🌱 Viburnum tinus 🌱 This lovely evergreen flowering shrub can reach a height of 2 metres. Sometimes you do see it as a small tree with the capacity to grow even taller. Its foliage can spread up to 1-2 m in width .
Viburnum tinus has gorgeous dark green glossy leaves. Flowering from mid winter through spring the small flowers are grouped in clusters at the terminal points on each stem. The flower buds are dark reddish pink opening to pale pink/ white flowers. The flowers have a soft fragrance. This shrub is a tough reliable species that can be used as in flowering shrub feature, informal low hedge or a formal hedge. Best planted in a sunny well draining position.

I love silver foliage plants at all times of year.

I love silver foliage plants at all times of year. They are especially valuable at this time of year (winter) to give the garden some evergreen structure when many other plants have either died back below ground level, have been hit by frost or last seasons growth has turned brown. They provide a lovely contrast growing amongst the burnt brown of the ornamental grass seed heads and leaves.
#thegardenattheberkshires

This weeks 🌳Tree Walk/ Talk 🌳is all about Li

This weeks 🌳Tree Walk/ Talk 🌳is all about Liquidamber formosana also known as Taiwanese Sweet Gum it is a large deciduous tree. You do need a large amount of space to grow this one. This tree will reach 30- 40 metres in its natural habitat most established one I have seen are about 15- 20 m tall x 10 - 15 m wide - so it definitely needs space. They have 3 lobed leaves unlike the North American Liquidamber species that have 5 - 7 lobed leaves.
The trunk and branches are covered in corky like bark that looks very gnarly and interesting - this is a feature through winter months.
It does tend to hold on to its autumn coloured leaves longer than many deciduous trees - they will persist until mid winter. The autumn colour varies from a bronzed orange, burnt red, burgundy and golden tones. The autumn colour on these trees is a real treat! It grows to form a lovely rounded dome shaped canopy once mature. A true shade tree.
This Liquidamber develops the cob like fruit through the cooler months. This cob is much softer fruit than the one produced by the North American liquidambers
It is tree best grown on acreage or in park like settings away from any pipes as its roots can be quite invasive
It is a very tough tree which is adaptable to most soils and locations.

THIS WEEKS PLANT OF THE MOMENT 🌱 Lavandula dent

THIS WEEKS PLANT OF THE MOMENT
🌱 Lavandula dentata - French Lavender🌱
This species of Lavender is a favourite of mine and I find it grows the best here in #thehilltopsregion. It is an evergreen flowering shrub with gorgeous silver green foliage and pretty mauve coloured flowers. Like all Lavenders its foliage and flowers contain oil glands that when touched or squeezed will release the Lavender scent. Requiring a full sun very well drained location it is a very hardy plant. Flowering here at #thegardenattheberkshires right through the winter months and up to the middle of Spring. It can reach about 1 - 1.2 metres in height by a similar width. Lavender can be used a hedge, in mass plantings, perennials borders or even in pots. They do require a good cut back each year so that they remain vigorous and dense. Here at #thegardenattheberkshires we cut them back late spring or whenever the flowers have finished. They get cut back by about one third to one quarter of the plants size. It is a plant that has a life span of about eight - ten years so if it is planted as a feature plant you will need to consider doing some planning for succession planting. #plantofthemoment

In this month's Newsletter we cover some of the Mi

In this month's Newsletter we cover some of the Mid Winter Garden Tasks that Im doing. To subscribe send through your email and I will add you to the list or subscribe via my website www.glenicebuckdesigns.com.au 🌱I have just spend a rainy day planning, researching, sketching, sourcing materials and selecting plants for our next stage of planting at the garden at the Berkshires.
I have a few large areas to plant out that probably won’t happen until next year but Im starting to work out what steps are involved in preparing these areas. I love that in winter the sense of urgence you feel in the warmer months has disappeared. I think this then works in my favour as I find I can focus better and achieve more when we aren’t rushing arounds trying to mow and weed in every spare second of the day.
Now is a great time to do exactly that take time to reflect, to think and to consider what you want in the garden, what works in the garden and what doesn’t work. Some of the task I will be doing in the garden this month are; 🌱Mulching (see article above) 🌱Shaping some of my evergreen shrubs - most of these are in sheltered location so wont be affected by frost 🌱Winter pruning on our deciduous trees will be in full swing this month – see my article about this topic on my blog 🌱Planting out lots more leafy greens - the Mesclun seed mix I planted a few weeks ago is really going well. I can’t get enough of these green leaves. Also in the veggie garden I’m just planting out some seedlings of beetroot, cauliflower, sprouting broccoli and kale. With these grey days none of my seeds in the veggie garden are germinating quick enough for my liking. 🌱Indoor plants – They are all getting some extra attention this month I will be feeding them with a weak liquid fertiliser, top dressing soil in pots and removing any old leaves 🌱Make sure your frost protection is ready to go on your frost sensitive plants – we have only had one hard frost so far but they always happen when you least expect it.. I will be doing lots more planning for the next stages in the garden.

Happy 4th Birthday Ethan ! I honestly can't believ

Happy 4th Birthday Ethan ! I honestly can't believe you're "4" little man. You still give me the best cuddles in the world. I hope that never changes🎈🎉🎈🎉

In this months Newsletter we continue on with the

In this months Newsletter we continue on with the story - 🍃Chapter Two - Developing a Garden at “The Berkshires” - Turning a paddock into a garden🍃 (To read the full article subscribe to my newsletter via my website or send me a DM with your email) The crown lifting and reduction pruning on the avenue of Peppercorns meant we could assess if it was possible to extend a new driveway from the road to the base of the trees, and then up through the trees to the house. We needed a whole new drive as there was no driveway to where the house was going to be located. After surveying the access we worked out that it would be feasible to run the driveway from the road to the base of the Peppercorn avenue without it cutting up the paddocks too much. It would then continue up through the avenue to the planned garden area. At this stage we needed to make some decisions on where to locate the new fence for the house paddock that would become the new garden at the Berkshires. I knew I wanted the fence line to include as many of the existing trees from the original garden as possible. Mum and I spent a very hot December morning walking the hillside plotting on a mud map the location of the existing trees and completing a tree inventory table. Luckily for us all the trees were in a fairly good condition so there were none that needed to be removed. All were structurally stable and had signs of good vigour and health. I drew up a rough outline of where the fences could be built so that all the trees would be included in the home paddock. The existing trees essentially guided us in where to place the fence. Wherever possible I tried to have the fences placed so that they would run parallel or perpendicular to the avenue of Peppercorns and to the new house. I knew having the fencing in this layout meant that it would be easier in the future to create a balanced cohesive design for any pathways, garden structures and gardens beds that would also run parallel or perpendicular to the avenue of Peppercorns and to the new house. To read more subscribe to my newsletter.

In this months newsletter we discuss 🌱The Ins

In this months newsletter we discuss
🌱The Ins and Outs of Buxus🌱
Head over to stories for a focus on the four main species. For the full article subscribe to my FREE monthly newsletter. 🌱General Buxus
Growing Tips🌱 🌱Soils/growing media
All Buxus species enjoy a well drained organic soil however they are very tough and can survive in a variety of soil as long as they have suitable nutrients.
All will survive well in pots with a Premium Potting Mix
They can take frost
🌱Watering
All buxus species will need reliable moisture whilst they are becoming established. I have always found the Buxus microphylla “Japonica” to be the hardiest in all climates and can cope with slightly less water if needed.
🌱Fertilising
They will all enjoy seasonal applications of a pelletised animal manure and a seaweed emulsion once a month whilst becoming established. I would normally use a six month slow release fertiliser on Buxus. Always make sure the plants are well watered before fertilizing. All pelletised and slow release fertiliser will need to be watered in well.
🌱Pruning
The trick with growing a hedge is that you will need to complete regular tip pruning on any plant. Buxus will respond well to pruning. I would aim to do regular tip pruning to shape on plants rather than once a year hard cut back. Aim for end of late spring/early summer, early autumn and then after the first spring flush of growth. Ideally if you are in a frosty area and the Buxus are exposed to cold temperatures or snow you should avoid pruning back in the middle of winter. This is also true for the heat of summer. Try to avoid pruning in the heat of summer as you may open the inner foliage of the hedge up to sun burn.
🌱Colour change in winter
In cooler weather all of the Box species mentioned above can take on a wintery colour if they are exposed to cold frosty weather especially cold winds and bright sunny days. The Buxus can take on a bronzed or orangey red colouring. To try and reduce the amount of bronzing to the Box foliage you can apply dolomite lime to the soil and an organic fertiliser to the soil in autumn.

🌱My July Garden Greetings Newsletter is Now Out

🌱My July Garden Greetings Newsletter is Now Out! 🌱 We have now moved past the winter solstice so spring is getting closer. It will be nice to start having an extra couple of minutes of daylight each day as we move closer to the next growing season. The wintery weather is sticking around for a couple more months which can be quite pleasant when the suns out. One plant species that has been adding a cheerful splash of colour to the garden are the early flowering bulbs like Jonquil “Erlicheer” and Jonquil “Paperwhite” along with the Snow Flakes. I have made a note to order more jonquils next year, in every variety possible. Also flowering now are the Hellebores they have loved our recent milder summers and are greeting us with abundance of flowers this month.
Now is definitely the time to take advantage of the slow down in garden growth as the weather remains cold. I’m trying to be as strategic as possible with my time in the garden so I don’t get hit with the overwhelm of spring like I did last year. In this month’s newsletter;
🌱 We have a focus on what to do now to get your garden in order for when the weather warms up. If you only get one task completed in your garden this month try to get some mulch spread.
🌱We have included the next chapter in our story of developing the garden at the Berkshires.
🌱We have a feature on growing all the different types of Buxus
🌱Our regular garden task list for mid winter We are pleased to announce some exciting news for our garden management business, we have purchased a xero turn mower to our fleet of equipment so we will be able to provide all levels of lawn mowing and green keeping services to our clients. If you would like an obligation free quote please let us know.
Hope you enjoy reading this month’s issue
If you would like to subscribe go to my website or send me a DM with your email.
Happy Gardening
Glenice 💚

📣EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 🌱JUST IN TIME F

📣EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 🌱JUST IN TIME FOR SPRING🌱 🟩DO YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR LAWNS?🟩
We are now able to provide a full lawn service for your gardens including;
🌱Lawn mowing
🌱 Lawn edging
🌱Lawn fertilising
🌱Seasonal lawn treatments
Our garden management business is pleased to announce that we are now able to provide you with a comprehensive lawn mowing and green keeping services. We have just added a 48 inch zero turn mower to our 🛠 fleet of equipment🛠. This means we are now able to provide full lawn and green
keeping services. The zero turn mower has a mulching feature which means the lawn cuttings will not be sprayed into garden beds. This mulching is also excellent for your lawn health as it means all cuttings are put back into the lawn as very fine clippings, these will decompose quickly and have many added benefits for the lawn and the soil below. The fine grass clippings will add nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and other micronutrients back into the soil. This will help improve the organic content of the soil, increase water holding capacity of the soil and increase the microbial activity in the soil.
We can provide you with all your green keeping needs including mowing, edging, lawn treatments, seasonal spraying and fertilising. Now is the perfect time to start planning your lawn care program for spring. If you would like an obligation free quote please let us know.
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🌱Glenice - 0417 077 386
🌱 Phil - 0416 192 091
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INTRODUCING THIS WEEK'S PLANT OF THE MOMENT 🌱Za

INTRODUCING THIS WEEK'S PLANT OF THE MOMENT
🌱Zauschneria "Bowman's"🌱 (Californian Hummingbird Trumpet flowers or Californian Fuchsia) this low growing shrub or ground cover has a spreading habit with horizontal and some upright twiggy stems. It will reach approximately 40 - 45 cm in height and spread atleast 1 metre in width. The small narrow needle like leaves have a grey green colour with a slight tomentose. They produce orangey red flowers here #thegardenattheberkshires (in Young, NSW) from January/February through to July. After flowering I cut down to ground level. They receive only the odd splash of water through the Summer. They like a full sun well drained position. Bees adore the pollen.

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