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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.
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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.
This garden bed has lovely Summer Flowers but it This garden bed has lovely Summer Flowers but it  also has  great form and shape to carry it throughout the whole year. A driveway planting doesnt always have to be an avenue of trees this combination of plants highlights and follows the line of driveway to give a since of formality whilst giving softening to the road and adding  interest, shape and colour.
Have you thought about creating shade in your gard Have you thought about creating shade in your garden?This week of hot temps has been a shock to the system. I know here is the Hilltops region we have been lulled into a false sense of comfort as the past 3 summers have really mainly been moderate temperatures with the odd hot day scattered throughout summer. This week we have had 5 consitant days above 38 degrees. This weather has reminded me how important shade is. The gardens we worked in this week that had shade were significantly cooler and much more pleasant to garden in.
While a hose keeps a plant alive during a heatwave, a tree actually changes the environment so the heatwave isn't as brutal in the first place.
​To grow a well selected tree in the right location will help your garden in a heatwave as it will ....
​🌿The "Air Conditioning" Effect (Transpiration)
​Trees do more than just block the sun. They behave like giant, solar-powered evaporative coolers.
​How it works: Trees pull water from deep in the soil and release it as vapor through their leaves. This process, called transpiration, can drop the air temperature under a canopy by 5°C to 10°C compared to an unshaded lawn.
🌿Cool hard surafces:  While a brick wall or concrete path can cook at 50°C+ in direct sun, a shaded surface stays significantly closer to the ambient air.
🌿 Help reduce your use of Air Conditioning indoors.
​Where you plant determines how much money you save on your electricity bill.
​The West Side: This is the highest priority. The late afternoon sun (2 PM – 6 PM) is the "killer" because the air is already at its hottest. Blocking the sun from hitting your western walls or windows can reduce indoor cooling costs by up to 30%.
​The North Side (Southern Hemisphere): Plant deciduous trees here (trees that lose leaves in winter). They provide a thick canopy of shade in summer but drop their leaves in winter to let the "good" sun warm your house for free.Have you got space in your garden for more trees?
A moment for these blue beauties. Take a walk down A moment for these blue beauties. Take a walk down the aisle of Agapanthus with me. This mass planting would be standing up to the heat of the last few days really well. Note: They do get dead headed before they go to seed to reduce the likelihood that they will spread elsewhere.
Today marks 20 years of Glenice Buck Designs (GBD) Today marks 20 years of Glenice Buck Designs (GBD) One dream that actually started when I was about 7 years old. This journey has been full of pivots, late nights, and incredible connections. As a small business owner you have to be prepared to be the best at what your area of expertise is but also have an understanding of marketing, legalities, the economy, websites, social media, work health and safety, superannuation, insurance, tax regulations etc. When in doubt you need know who to speak to or who you can employ to ensure you are always following the best practice and standards.  
It is a hustle no matter what stage you are at. Over the last 20 years, the rules and regulations of business and the economy have changed significantly even just with the rise of social media as a marketing tool. You no longer can just pay for a monthly advert in a glossy magazine to pick up business.
In saying that my biggest tip for any new business owner is never under estimate the power of "word of mouth" marketing. This is how 75% of our clients find us. 
​Thank you for being part of this story. Massive thank you to everyone who has supported us since day one! 
Our greatest joy is creating and maintaining beautiful gardens for our clients to enjoy both here in the Hilltops region and across NSW. 
Here are my top highlights of the past 20 years 
🌱Writing my first paid garden article for Backyard Garden Design Ideas Magazine. This then turned into a paid bi - monthly column. 
🌱 Volunteeering on the National Council of the Landscape Design Institute for 8 years.  Becoming a Fellow of the Landscape Design Institute for my continued service to the industry.@ldi_au
🌱Returning to TAFE to complete my Diploma of Arboriculture so I could provide consultant arborist services to our clients. 
🌱Winning the Silver award in the
Rural Gardens section of the National  Landscape Design Awards 2016.
🌱Attending the RHS  Chelsea Flower  Show on a media pass. Having the opportunity to meet some of this industries icons and then being able to write up an article all about my experience.
🌱Winning the Garden Design Competition for Grand Designs Live and meeting Kevin McCloud.
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