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Growing Salvia Plants for Easy Summer Colour!

Last updated on: February 14, 2021 By Kaylene Filed Under: Flowering Plants, Gardening, My Garden 1 Comment

Salvia bush covered in small bright pink flowers.

Salvia plants add wonderful colour to a summer garden. They require only moderate watering, they can handle extreme heat, and they flower for months. Summer in Australia tends to be very hot and dry. Where we live temperatures close to (and sometimes over) 40 °C (104 °F) are not uncommon during the summer months. This extreme heat can be hard on our garden so we try to choose plants that can tolerate these conditions. Plants that require lots of water don’t tend to last too long in our … [Read more...]

In My Garden: Hoverflies Galore!

Last updated on: May 6, 2020 By Kaylene Filed Under: Flowering Plants, Gardening, My Garden 4 Comments

We had a very wet winter and early spring this year and the garden is looking wonderful! Apart from all the beautiful blooms, one thing that really stands out in my garden this year is that there are lots of hoverflies around! Normally you can see quite a few hoverflies in spring but this year there are masses of them. Not that I’m complaining because hoverflies are the natural predator of the aphid. I have seen a few aphids on the roses but this year they don’t stand a chance! Hoverflies … [Read more...]

Thryptomene Shrub: An Asset to Any Garden

Last updated on: January 16, 2020 By Kaylene Filed Under: Flowering Plants, Gardening, My Garden, Shrubs 6 Comments

I am a big fan of plants like the thryptomene that attract bees and butterflies to the garden but don’t require a lot of work! thelinkssite.com

I am a big fan of plants that attract bees and butterflies to the garden but don’t require a lot of work! Therefore I have a few of these types of plants in my garden. I have talked about the diosma and California lilac before, so today I want to discuss our thryptomene shrub! The thryptomene plant is native to Australia and it grows well in most climates apart from the very cold or very hot regions. It flowers in winter and spring and is great for attracting butterflies, bees, and other … [Read more...]

Low Care Plants that Attract Bees

Last updated on: July 15, 2016 By Kaylene Filed Under: Flowering Plants, Gardening, My Garden, Vegetable Gardening Leave a Comment

If you like to grow your own vegetables it is a given that you will want to attract bees! Yes, there are some food crops that don’t need bees, such as carrots, beetroot, and leafy greens like chard. But with most crops you need the help of bees to pollinate the flowers. In our garden the bees do the majority of the work pollinating our peas, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, pumpkins, watermelons, strawberries, and capsicums. Sometimes we hand pollinate some of the pumpkins and … [Read more...]

Growing Bulbs in Containers

Last updated on: October 20, 2015 By Kaylene Filed Under: Flowering Plants, Gardening, My Garden Leave a Comment

Growing Bulbs in Containers

You don’t need a large garden to grow lots of beautiful bulbs.  Try growing bulbs in containers to bring some spring and summer colour to your home! We have most of our bulbs in containers dotted around the garden close to the house. Personally I find growing bulbs in containers very easy and quite convenient. You can place the bulb containers around the house in positions that suit their needs. Also you can position them for maximum impact. During spring, over the last couple of years we … [Read more...]

Tulips: Tips for Getting More Flowers

Last updated on: November 21, 2013 By Kaylene Filed Under: Flowering Plants, Gardening Leave a Comment

Tulips can provide wonderful spring colour. However, a small amount of care and the right preparation is vital if you want to have brilliant tulip flowers! We have been growing tulips in our garden in spring time for the last three or four of years. Initially we bought some beautiful red tulips that were already flowering in a pot. We have been lifting and replanting the tulip bulbs every year and have had mixed success with the quality of the flowers. Now that the tulips have died down … [Read more...]

Aphids on Roses: Natural & Easy Control Methods

Last updated on: August 6, 2015 By Kaylene Filed Under: Flowering Plants, Garden Pests, Gardening, Roses Leave a Comment

When beautiful spring roses begin to bloom, aphids will usually try to spoil the show. But I have just learnt that getting rid of them is easier than you might think! Since the beginning of spring our rose bushes have really taken off and they are now literally covered in flowers and flower buds. Recently when I was having a closer look at one of the buds I noticed that it was covered in aphids. They were gathering on the new buds and sucking the moisture out of them. They were basically … [Read more...]

Blue Flowers Enrich a Garden

Last updated on: July 6, 2019 By Kaylene Filed Under: Flowering Plants, Gardening Leave a Comment

It’s almost a month into spring time now and as the weather slowly warms it is wonderful to see an array of flowers bloom. One flower that looks absolutely stunning in my garden at the moment is the Ceanothus plant – or California Lilac! We have several of these plants in our garden and they are all covered in the most amazing blue flowers. While most flowering plants look stunning when they are in full bloom, there is just something special about a plant with blue flowers! When we first … [Read more...]

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