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Plant of the month: Salvia elegans Pineapple Sage is one of those plants that really earns its place in the garden, being useful in so many ways. It gets its name from its soft, lime green leaves that smell just like fresh pineapple! At this time of
Spent a wonderful morning at Kororoit Creek planting with my client for #WorldEnvironmentDay Such a joy to see what a community can accomplish together! @friendsofkororoitcreek @greaterwesternwater @sunshinestreetband
💌 A love letter to The Willow Dearest willow, you were one of the first trees I knew. You were the green curtain I could hide behind when the world was too overwhelming to bear. You became my Grandmother Willow, like you were for Pocahontas; granti
Today is International Day for Biological Diversity. This years' theme, “Acting locally for global impact”, has never felt so important as trees are being senselessly destroyed all over this country. I grieve for those trees and the life
The African Geranium is a wonderful low-maintenance plant that offers year-round foliage interest with a pop of jewel-toned colour. The first time I saw this plant was upon entering the Burnley campus where it cascades down a rock garden. What drew
The Leave the Leaves campaign was started in the northern hemisphere to bring awareness to the benefits of leaving fallen leaves in situ. Just because autumn leaves, flower heads and fallen branches are no longer alive, doesn't mean they aren't provi
🦓 May is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) Awareness Month. For those of us with hypermobile joints, gardening can be a double-edged sword: it's great for sensory regulation and mental health, but the physical
It's not too late to sow cool season crops, and this year I'm exclusively using seed snails. After trialling them last year, my co-gardening clients and I have found much better germination rates and root systems than sowed in punnets. They also take
Designing this Tuscan-inspired garden for my clients and their gorgeous Border Collie has been such a joy. With an easement to consider, we've had to get creative with placement of trees and hardscaping. The entire garden will be planted into locally