Plant Care Tips

December 20, 2023

Best Trees to Plant Poolside: 13 Tropical Picks for a Resort Vibe

December 8, 2023

Best Frost-Tolerant Hedging Trees: 6 Cold-Hardy Picks

Cold winters and frost pockets don't mean you have to skip hedging. Five tough evergreen hedgers that hold dense foliage through the coldest mornings, from Bay and Photinia to Elaeagnus and Resilience Lilly Pilly.

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November 24, 2023

Best Hedging Trees for Narrow Spaces: 5 Columnar Picks

Narrow privacy and screening in tight gardens calls for columnar hedgers. Syzygium 'Straight and Narrow', Magnolia Teddy Bear, Banksia 'Sentinel', Bay Miles Choice and Murraya lead the list. Here is how to choose and space them.

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June 9, 2023

Choosing the Right Magnolia: Best Varieties for Hedging and Feature Trees

Magnolias work as hedges or feature trees depending on the cultivar. Teddy Bear, Little Gem and Coolwyn Gloss for hedging, Kay Parris, Exmouth and x soulangeana for features. Here is how to pick the right magnolia for your space.

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Lilly Pilly cultivar comparison showing glossy foliage and bronze new growth

March 6, 2023

The Best Lilly Pilly Variety for Your Garden

Find the right Lilly Pilly cultivar for your garden by need, with pool-friendly, narrow, tall and coloured-foliage selections to compare.

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Better Green Cupressus leylandii hedge with dense dark green foliage

January 16, 2023

'Better Green': A Canker-Resistant Alternative to Leighton Green Cypress

Better Green is a canker-resistant Leyland Cypress bred for Australian conditions. Faster growth, dense pyramidal form and resistance to the fungal infection that kills Leighton Green hedges.

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