Plant Care Tips
Why Tree Shape Matters: Choosing the Right Form for Your Garden
Five trees that show what tree form does to a garden, from bottle trunk Brachychiton to columnar Ficus, spreading maple, pyramidal pear and rounded olive.
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How to Create Privacy in Your Backyard with Evergreen Trees
Five evergreen trees that deliver year round privacy in Australian gardens, from fast Ficus Hillii hedges to fragrant Murraya borders.
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Best Trees for Formal Gardens and Pathways: 13 Picks for Classic and Modern Formal Design
A practical guide to designing a formal garden in Australian conditions. Thirteen picks covering parterre hedge, tall hedge, matched-pair features, vertical column rhythm and sculptural centrepiece. From classical English formality to modern Australian formal style.
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How to Design a Formal Garden with Ornamental Trees
Five ornamental trees for crisp formal garden design — hedges, features and symmetrical avenues.
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How to Choose the Right Trees for Your Garden's Soil Type
Five trees matched to Australian soil types — sandy, clay, poor, adaptable and rich loam.
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Trees That Improve Air Quality in Urban Gardens
Five trees that filter urban dust and traffic pollution while making city gardens look the part.
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Using Trees to Reduce Noise Pollution in Urban Areas
Five trees that buffer traffic noise and create acoustic privacy in urban Australian gardens.
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Best Trees for Cleaner Air Around Your Home: 5 Picks That Filter Urban Air and Cool the Site
Five trees that filter dust, traffic pollution and fine particulates while looking the part in an Australian garden.
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Top Evergreen Trees to Provide Shade in Summer: 5 Year-Round Canopy Picks
Five evergreens that deliver dense summer shade through 30C and above. Coolwyn Magnolia, Ficus Hillii, Kurrajong, Bay and Olive.
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