Landscape Architecture Australia

4 min. di lettura

The year 2019 was one of protests. Demonstrations in France against pension reforms and in India against a citizenship bill are ongoing. Iran, Iraq, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador all saw riots in which people lost their lives. Russia saw the largest pu

Kitchen Garden

1 min. di lettura

If your plot is prone to flooding in the winter months, I would go for a spring planting variety or start the sets off in 9-10cm (3½-4in) pots instead. Starting the sets off in pots is very easy and allows you to move them to a warmer or drier spot i

Woman's Weekly Living Series

1 min. di lettura

The exotic looking pink South African bulb can be relied upon to give a welcome late splash of summer colour amid autumnal hues. One of the best late-flowering bulbs, Nerine bowdenii loves a dry spot at the base of a hedge or foot of a south-facing w

Better Homes and Gardens Australia

1 min. di lettura

• Now is the time to think about what types of chilli you want to grow, and buy or order the seeds and get them delivered in time for planting around August. • Before planting, pre-soak the seeds for 24 hours, then plant in seed-raising mix in a seed

The English Garden

1 min. di lettura

• Lift parsnips as required. Their roots taste sweeter after the first frosts, and they can be left in the ground until needed. • Prune roses by at least one third of their height to protect them from wind damage. • Lift dahlia tubers, begonias and g

Woman's Weekly Living Series

1 min. di lettura

SIZE Height: 1.2m SOIL Good, moist and well-drained POSITION Full sun CARE Easy to grow. Cut back plants in autumn or leave the seedheads intact for the birds. Not easily divided; propagate by root cuttings GOOD COMPANIONS Annual cosmos, valerian

Watercolor Artist

1 min. di lettura

Since moving to Larchmont, NY, Grimm has become interested in gardening. Daydreaming in the winter about what she will plant in the spring is, to her, akin to painting. “Creating a garden is a lot like composing a painting in that you have to think a

BBC Gardeners' World

1 min. di lettura

Encourage the next generation of bird watchers by donating old binoculars or bird guides. These will be passed on to a young person who can’t afford them. bit.ly/BTOdonation New policy will see 300 miles of major motorways and roads created with wi

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

1 Now is a good time for you to be sowing Rudbeckia hirta indoors, raising stock to plant out in May, or booking an order for plant delivery in May-June. 2 Allow plenty of space between plants; nine of the more vigorous kinds will fill a square metre

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

Incredible value for money and ideal for getting ahead of the game, these trays of small plants will give you dozens of plants when grown on, for ultimate 'flower power' in your garden! Grow them on in pots in a frost-free location, for around 5 week

Popular Mechanics South Africa

1 min. di lettura

While they’re not always invasive, weeds aren’t something you want to have growing in abundance in your garden. As a solution, instead of chucking them out, many can be harvested. Nettles, nasturtiums, and dandelions, for example, are usually seen as

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

A more compact version of the taller Verbena bonariensis, the densely packed flower heads in a rich purple or mauve (try ‘Polaris’, pictured here) are a favourite with bees and butterflies. Sow February to March. HxS: 24x16in (60x40cm). Known as the

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

THIS week’s free seeds are for a very special new plant that is a hybrid conjured up from an old garden favourite. Nicotiana ‘Starlight Dancer’ is a cross between jasmine tobacco and Nicotiana langsdorffii which, until two years ago, only produced be

Country Life

4 min. di lettura

THE River Teviot winds through a lush, green, wooded valley and then between rolling hills near Jedburgh in the Borders before lapping at a stone landing stage at the foot of a broad manicured lawn. This place is the River Garden, designed in 1960 by

Landscape Architecture Magazine

1 min. di lettura

In August, the Cultural Landscape Foundation announced that it was launching a major new international prize in landscape architecture. On October 1, the foundation made it official that the prize will be named for the landscape architect Cornelia Ha

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

▪ Eupatoriums are easy to grow, requiring little more than fertile soil – preferably not too clayey – and a sunny or part-shaded position. ▪ They tend to do well in moist soils; our native hemp agrimony thrives in ditches! ▪ They are deciduous; cut b

Landscape Architecture Australia

1 min. di lettura

This issue of Landscape Architecture Australia addresses the issues arising out of the sixth International Festival of Landscape Architecture: The Square and the Park, held in Melbourne last year. The creative directors of the festival, Jillian Walli

Landscape Architecture Magazine

3 min. di lettura

Executive summary: • Emerging professionals bring value to seasoned pros. • Relationship development – for learning, for careers – is one of the top benefits. • Prepare to meet great people by studying up on who does what in advance. Emerging profess

Landscape Architecture Australia

2 min. di lettura

It’s been a busy, but exciting few months here in the office, with the planning of the 2019 iteration of our Landscape Australia conference in full swing. Exploring the theme of new agencies and putting together a diverse program of thought-provoking

Country Life

1 min. di lettura

Your championship sweet peas now reach a key stage in their development. The long pots of seedlings should be retrieved from the cold frame and brought to their final positions. These will be marked by a double row of tall canes securely tied at the

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

Generally, bergenias flower in late winter and spring; but true to its name, ‘Autumn Magic’ blooms from spring into autumn. The generous, glossy green leaves (the reason it’s called ‘elephant’s ears’) are accompanied by bright pink flowers. Good for

Gardens Illustrated Magazine

3 min. di lettura

Leaving the huge, hot sky on the edge of the Somerset Levels heading west, the road turns east and into the folds of the Blackdown Hills as you cross into Devon. Here the ferny lanes are in deep shadow, the shade of imperturbable oak trees. Mercurial

The Gardener Magazine

1 min. di lettura

Rudbeckias are called short-lived perennials but treated like annuals, probably due to their long flowering period from late spring into deep autumn. The flower petals on ‘Tiger Eye’ are bright yellow or gold surrounding a dark brown cone. Make a not

Landscape Architecture Australia

2 min. di lettura

This year, 2020, has been a challenging one. The world we know is changing rapidly and this new landscape is bringing new and unforeseen challenges to our industry (and our world). Bushfires, a global pandemic and climate change are making their effe

Amateur Gardening

1 min. di lettura

WE all have eyes for our own children, it is said – and the same goes for authors and plant breeders. Scribes get a boost when seeing someone reading their words and, even better, witness the purchase of their book. It is much the same with plant bre

BBC Countryfile Magazine

1 min. di lettura

I hold the late, great plantswoman Beth Chatto personally responsible for my hellebores obsession following a visit here in early winter 2011. Head to the Woodland Garden to find the nodding pink, plum, white, green and sometimes mottled heads of thi

BBC Gardeners' World

1 min. di lettura

Dig green manure into the soil before it flowers Cut off and throw away blighted (blackened) potato tops. Don’t compost them Harvest herbs and preserve them for winter by drying or freezing Draw a plan of your plot, ready to move crops around next ye

The Knot Ohio Weddings Magazine

3 min. di lettura

7770 Jacksontown Road S.E., Newark; (740) 323-2355; DawesArb.org The gardens, wetlands and meadows of this 1,800-acre arboretum provide a range of scenic options for a natureinspired wedding day. The Firelight Room features large glass windows that a

Landscape Architecture Australia

1 min. di lettura

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognize their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. Our annual awards issue of Landscape Architec

In The Moment

2 min. di lettura

Currently on trend, copper tools not only look the part but are said to enrich the soil with copper trace elements that are beneficial to plants. We love that this trowel has depth marks, which is super helpful when you’re planting bulbs. It also com