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Starting your veggie paradise or growing an existing one? Garlic is a must-have. Yes, garlic is a vegetable. It belongs in the same family as onions, shallots, leeks, and chives — our kitchen dream team! Widely cultivated across Australia, garlic is surprisingly easy...
If you're thinking of growing a fruit tree, apricots are one of the best. Imagine a fresh crop of delicious, golden fruits that burst with sweetness – an iconic taste from November to January. Before you get all your fruits, though, you'll need to pick the right...
It feels like there are endless philodendron varieties, but have one more: the electric philodendron Brasil! This heartleaf cultivar features signature lime-coloured variegation on the leaves, turning the plant into a stunner. It's less fussy than its variegated...
You can buy the ripest apricot in any shop, but nothing is more delicious than the fruit produced by your own apricot tree. Growing a tree takes time and effort, but once it's time for harvest, there's no sweeter moment. Plus, you'll get a gorgeous garden thanks to...
If you left your apricot tree alone without pruning, it'd survive... but you'd miss out on perfectly ripe fruits. It may feel like you're saving time by skipping pruning, but that can lead to more problems down the road – things like slowed growth, smaller harvests,...
Meet one of the pop stars of the plant world – the Pink Princess philodendron! This variegated philodendron is always in high demand, thanks to the signature pink marbling on its leaves. For those who get their hands on one, it often becomes the centrepiece of their...
Spring is such a fun season – the weather is warming, the birds are singing, and the wattles are painting the town in golden-yellow sunshine. But while wattles are often considered the herald of spring, they don't all start flowering on National Wattle Day in...
In spring and summer, it often feels like you can't go anywhere without seeing a wattle tree. There are puffy yellow flowers everywhere, spreading sunshine and cheer (and pollen) as they burst into bloom. But that wattle you're seeing is just one of almost a thousand...
The fluffy yellow blooms of Australian wattles are a well-loved sight during spring and summer. These native trees and shrubs are common along roads and in parks, but you can plant wattles right in your yard too! How to grow wattle? They're easiest to propagate from...
Best Of The Lawn.com.au’s BlogTo say that autumn in Australia is picturesque is an understatement. Starting on the first day of March and ending on the last day of May, the land is bathed in gorgeous colours of the sunset. Trees in autumn prepare for the colder months ahead by changing from green...
PlantBuzz is now part of the Lawn.com.au family. Rewind the clock a few years and Plantbuzz.com was the starting point to Mark McDonough's eclectic horticultural musings and illustrated plant studies on the web. On PlantBuzz, you could access several areas of...
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