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A visit to the Southern Highlands must include a v

A visit to the Southern Highlands must include a visit to Red Cow Farm at Sutton Forest. I think this is my favourite garden to visit of all time. In the last 25 years I have been there four times. It's gorgeous planting, layout and design style is to be admired. It was so special to wander the grassy pathways with my son and husband. Ethan especially loved discovering what laid around each bend or within each garden room. An afternoon spent in gorgeous surroundings is simply the best way to reset and relax. My garden inspiration cup is full. Thank you @ali_mentesh

We had a few days up in the Southern Highlands las

We had a few days up in the Southern Highlands last week for tree consult work. We had a little time to check out the Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens @shbotanicgardens in Bowral. Well worth the visit and can't wait to see how this garden develops. Their website has great info and you can see what is proposed for the site. This is a total community funded project. You can make a donation at the gate.

Rainy day saviours- SLIDE RIGHT Alchillea, Larks

Rainy day saviours-
SLIDE RIGHT
Alchillea, Larkspur, Love in the Mist and
the flowers of Sage and Verbena bonariensis

DAHLIA PLANTING 🌿Improve soils for Dahlias by

DAHLIA PLANTING
🌿Improve soils for Dahlias by digging through composted cow and composted sheep manure plus a premium garden compost. Its best not to use any poultry manure for Dahlia beds. Try to simple to do these soil improvements a month or so before planting the Dahlia tubers. Water the propped beds as you would if there was already plants growing in the beds.
🌿Planting hole for tubers should be 10- 15 cm deep and atleast twice the width of the tubers. I tend to use say a hand width hole.
🌿It is important to plant Tubers at the correct angle. A Dahlia Tuber has a neck usually this where eye or bud is found (this is where the growth will come from) . The long wobbly bit is the tail where the roots will come from. See image of Tuber labelled with these parts. Angle the tuber so that the tail is slightly below the neck and have the bud or eye facing upwards.
🌿Back fill the hole with site soil.
🌿Lightly water - try not to over water Dahlias especially at this stage as they can rot.
🌿Depending on height and flower size most Dahlias will need staking. You can do this at time of planting or once they start to shoot. Stay tuned for when I stake my Dahlias.

🌼🌸🌼PLANTS IN BLOOM 🌼🌸🌼 In this m

🌼🌸🌼PLANTS IN BLOOM 🌼🌸🌼
In this month's newsletter we have our list of the Top 10 plants in bloom.
One of our favourites is Chives - yes this is just the normal culinary onion chives. It puts on a beautiful display of flowers in spring, you can use its leaves and flowers in your cooking and it makes a pretty ornamental border plant. You could use it as an alternative to Liriopes or Mondo Grass. In cooler climates it will die down.

🐝NEXT WEEK 🐝 Australian Pollinators Week 13

🐝NEXT WEEK 🐝
Australian Pollinators Week 13 - 21 November 2021
This is the week aimed to increase the awareness of the importance of bees and other pollinating insects in our environment especially during our spring. It is a designated week when community, business and organisations can come together to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators and support their needs. To get more information go to my latest edition of my Newsletter. You can subscribe via my website (link in Bio) Or send me a DM with your email details

🍃Spring Overwhelm🍃 In this month's newslette

🍃Spring Overwhelm🍃
In this month's newsletter we talk about ways of tackling all the Spring growth without getting too overwhelmed.
I can honestly say that October's garden to do list has not gone to plan so I'm still catching up. Sometimes real life gets in the way of all the things you want to do in the garden. When the challenges of the every day mix with the vigorous growth of a prosperous spring you can end up feeling very overwhelmed with the tasks to do in the garden. To get some helpful hints subscribe to my newsletter via my website ( link in Bio) Or send me a DM with your email.
Happy Gardening.

In this month's Garden Greetings Newsletter we foc

In this month's Garden Greetings Newsletter we focus on giving you a Summer Survival Kit for your Garden.
With the warm weather fast approaching it is important to prepare your garden so it is able to battle through the summer months. We will share with you a variety of garden tips that you can use to help your garden survive the heat of Summer.
To read the full articlensubscribe to my Newsletter via my website ( link in Bio) Or send me a DM with your email
Happy Gardening

My Garden Greetings Newsletter for November is now

My Garden Greetings Newsletter for November is now out. In this months Garden Greetings Newsletter we have;
🍃Gardens Tips to help your garden survive the heat of Summer
🍃Ideas for ways of tackling the overwhelming amount of growth in the garden this Spring.
🍃Anothetr new column called
🌻PLANT COMBINATIONS 🌻 - This article will feature interesting plant combos that I think may work in your garden
🍃We return with out Plants in Bloom column this will feature the top 10 plants flowering for November.
🍃Feature on Australia's Pollinators Week (13-21 November 2021

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Remember
Take Care
Happy Gardening!

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Spring Delights Bearded Iris, "Just Joey" Rose an

Spring Delights
Bearded Iris, "Just Joey" Rose and a sprig of Catnip

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Hello Garden Friends I'm really looking forward to

Hello Garden Friends
I'm really looking forward to presenting my landscape design workshop at @tambeakitchengarden (near Wagga) on Sunday 7 November 2021 from 2.30pm - 5.30pm.

🌿Workshop Outline🌿
In this informative but relaxed workshop I will take you step by step through the approach I take to create a landscape design that is practical, beautiful and effective. You will first establish the parameters of your particular space and your priorities (what do you need from the garden, what are the constraints) so as to ensure the design ticks the practicality box. I will then teach you the essential garden design principles, why they work and how to apply them for successful ‘bones’ to a garden, and to make the most of your space. We then look at key elements of garden styles, and how best to achieve your style through landscape materials and a complementary colour palette for a cohesive look and to ensure all the elements are working together.

I will give you practical tips for the actual designing process, and demonstrate differing styles and elements from images of my previous projects to help you visualise the different concepts.

$95 includes the workshop, a delicious afternoon tea and Tambea hospitality.

Bookings are essential and are available on their website
www.tambeakitchengarden.com
Hope to see you there
Happy Gardening

🌲🌳🌴TREE SELECTION🌴🌳🌲 In this mon

🌲🌳🌴TREE SELECTION🌴🌳🌲
In this month’s Garden Greetings newsletter we discuss the importance of the selection of trees in your garden.
Trees are the living structures of the garden that most likely will be the longest lived element in your garden, they will give the garden height, shade, permanence and as they grow older the trees will give the garden character and a sense of age.

If you make an informed decision in the beginning, you will select the correct species for your garden and then have the pleasure of watching the tree grow and know that you have done a small part to improve your local environment.

The factors you need to consider when you are selecting a tree;

🌿SIZE
🌿SHAPE OR HABIT
🌿QUALITY OF STOCK
🌿MAINTENANCE
🌿DECIDUOUS OR EVERGREEN
🌿FLOWERING OR FRUITING
🌿LIFE SPAN

If all of these elements are considered your trees will grow, thrive and survive the test of time.
For the full article go to my website to subscribe (link in Bio)
Or send me a DM and I will add you to the subscribers list.
Happy Gardening

In this month's newsletter we have a comprehensive

In this month's newsletter we have a comprehensive list of garden tasks for October. The first task I suggest is perhaps an easier more enjoyable one!
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 month is to make the time to enjoy your garden. Now that daylight saving has started, take the time to have a walk around the garden in the evening with a refreshing beverage to enjoy the garden or select a spot to take a seat where you can admire what you have created and cared for. As the old saying goes “Always make time to smell the Roses”.
To read more about tasks for the garden this month subscribe to my newsletter via my website ( link in bio)
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🌻PLANTS IN BLOOM🌻 Welcome to our new monthly

🌻PLANTS IN BLOOM🌻
Welcome to our new monthly feature where we will focus on what plants are flowering for that month.
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 further for our garden design consults. We do have the opportunity to see such a wide range of plant species. Below I share with you the flowering plants (for October) that I think are reliable, hardy and definitely worth growing in your garden. By sharing the names of the plants when they are flowering, I hope you can then select plants for locations in your garden that might need some hits of colour at that particular time of year. I know this newsletter goes out to people located all over Australia and other parts of the world. As a general guide if you live further north east of Young or on the coast I would say the plants listed here are flowering 3 – 4 weeks or so earlier. If you live further south most likely these plants will be a few weeks later. I have listed out the top ten plants that are in flower at the moment in the gardens at The Berkshires and around the Hilltops region below. I hope this gives you some plant inspiration. For full coverage check out my monthly newsletter by subscribing on my website ( link in bio)
Plants in Bloom for October
1 Wisteria spp
2 Ceanothus spp
3 Bearded Iris and Dutch Iris
4 Beschoneria yuccoides
5 Natives – Acacia and Grevillea
6 Lilacs
7 May Bush – Spirea
8 Statice – Limonium
9 Roses – the first one to bud up in our Rose collection is the “Wedding Anniversary” Rose
10 All the spring flowering trees – Pyrus, Malus, Prunus, Cercis and Magnolia (see the article below about Tree Selection for more info on these trees)

My Garden Greetings Newsletter for October is now

My Garden Greetings Newsletter for October is now out. In this months Garden Greetings Newsletter we have;
🍃A comprehensive list of garden tasks for October
🍃A new column called
🌻PLANTS IN BLOOM🌻 - This article will feature the top 10 plants flowering for October in this region.
🍃Tree Selection- We discuss the elements you need to consider when selecting trees for your garden.
🍃We also have some before and after images of the garden at The Berkshires - 10 years on.

If you would like to subscribe go to www.glenicebuckdesigns.com.au (link in Bio ) where you can click on the subscribe button or send through your email on a DM to me and I will add you to the subscribers list
Remember
Take Care
Happy Gardening!

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#gardennewsletter
#plantsinbloom
#gardentasks
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Glenice Buck Designs (GBD) is an award winning horticultural business offering landscape design, garden management, consultant arboricultural services, horticultural advice both onsite and virtually, garden coaching, garden workshops and freelance garden writing.

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