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Latest blog posts from Gardening Tips 'n' Ideas

11 Garden Paths and Pathway Ideas
Unless you garden indoors, or on a balcony, or on a tiny crevice somewhere in the abandoned outback, moving around your garden can only be facilitated by some form of pathway. Garden paths are the route we take to get from point A to point B and give us access to to our garden beds and other... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

Thanks Greg... they look disgusting
I have a friend - it's a loose term - who regularly reads my blog, not because he's interested in gardening per se, more because he's interested in finding things within my content to rib me about. In the interests of protecting the guilty we shall call my friend, Greg - mostly because that's his... Read more...
Published a week ago

Front yard makeover: weekend 3
After the initial lawn removal, plant transfer and subsequent landscaping the weekend for planting had arrived. And while I would have loved to have spent hours circumnavigating a local nursery foraging for some wonderfully unique natives, local nurseries no longer exist in my part of the world.... Read more...
Published a week ago

Grevillea Magnifica is truly magnificent
Most grevilleas are known for their curling inflorescence that are reminiscent of nylon bristles, yet Grevillea Magnifica seems to buck the trend. It's flowers, by comparison, are soft and dainty and could easily fit into the Callistemon family (bottlebrushes). The beautiful pinky, purples that... Read more...
Published a week ago

Welcome to Busselton Times readers
The Busselton Times, our local community paper, have asked me to write an article for them once per month and the first one hits the papers today. It's very exciting, yet ridiculously scary because I've been fairly anonymous behind my computer screen. However, to those readers who have turned... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Is it okay to re-gift plants?
Okay! Okay! I can here you tutting under your breath already...Maybe the head-shake is disbelief that I would consider not accepting a plant. Or, perhaps you have complete disdain for the selfish act of re-gifting. Whichever the case, it's going to make this discussion an interesting one. Let's... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Front yard makeover: weekend 2
Amidst the rain and gale force winds - more likely a gentle breeze compared to Ike - we ventured out into the bush on Saturday arvo with kids in tow. Multi-tasking was the goal as we packed a picnic allowing us to spend our first soccer-free Saturday away from home and with our precious children.... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

How to use magazine gardens for inspiration
Gardeners don't like magazine gardens - unless, of course, it's OUR garden that's splashed across the front cover. We complain that they're not REAL gardens but have been tizzed up for the camera and landscaped by some chic upstart who's just graduated from architectural school. Gardens... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Front yard landscaping: How we're doing it
When we started our front yard, the aim was to make it a place where our kids could play on the lawn and we could still enjoy some level of gardening. Five years later, the kids have outgrown our postage-stamp sod and choose to play football on the road or at the local reserve. And, after years... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Quick post to touch base
My apologies for the break in transmission, and I promise to return to normal viewing as soon as is possible. Blotanical Picks have been giving me some grief over the past week and a half and I'm madly trying to fix the issues. I did get an overnight camp trip in on Saturday - to keep me sane -... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago

Tips on how to buy trees
The epitome of gardening must be growing trees for without them the whole cycle of plant life would be under constant threat. They are the foundational pillars of any good garden design and dictate the landscape once they're planted and growing. For with their immense canopies they can reduce the... Read more...
Published a month ago

Blotanical Awards - Nominations are open
The inaugural Blotanical Awards have now started with nominations being sought for a myriad of categories. Here's the link to start voting. While the awards are only open for Blotanical members (aka Blotanists) you don't have to have a garden blog to become one. Just join up as a member and let... Read more...
Published a month ago