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Claire Austin on creating a sweet-smelling, scent-filled garden
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Claire Austin on creating a sweet-smelling, scent-filled garden

Claire Austin considers the role scent plays in a garden and what to plant for a yard that smells as sweet as it looks.  

WORDS CLAIRE AUSTIN
Five generations of the Lamonts have cared for this home and garden
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Five generations of the Lamonts have cared for this home and garden

Current custodian Penny Lamont says the heritage garden is designed for easy-care and dry times. 

Words and photography Alexandra MacAlpine
Gardening for Australian bees: Jaclyn Crupi shares her planting strategies
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Gardening for Australian bees: Jaclyn Crupi shares her planting strategies

The native and exotic species that will boost the number of Australian bees in your backyard.

Photography Armelle Habib words Jaclyn Crupi
Staking, screening and a fast-growing “unicorn” tree: Cassandra Hooke answers your gardening questions
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Staking, screening and a fast-growing “unicorn” tree: Cassandra Hooke answers your gardening questions

What to plant for shade coverage in a hot, windy area that also gets heavy frosts? Cassandra Hooke has the answer.

Photography EMMA CROSS
Despite dry spells and a bushfire, Maureen Highet’s drought-tolerant garden blossoms
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Despite dry spells and a bushfire, Maureen Highet’s drought-tolerant garden blossoms

She tells Claire Austin about the road to recovery for her Adelaide Hills garden.

Words Claire Austin
Fancy cultivating your own cut-flower garden? Rebecca Shelley has some advice
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Fancy cultivating your own cut-flower garden? Rebecca Shelley has some advice

The founder of Veggie & Flower Garden Seeds says growing from seed is not as hard as you might think.

PHOTOGRAPHY SAMUEL SHELLEY
Colleen Southwell, The Garden Curator, on how to create a sense of place in your garden
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Colleen Southwell, The Garden Curator, on how to create a sense of place in your garden

The Graziher columnist on creating a garden that is full of meaning and joy.

Photography Colleen Southwell Portrait photography Em Wollen
Ingrid Weir has created an enchanting garden in the  historic goldmining village of Hill End
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Ingrid Weir has created an enchanting garden in the historic goldmining village of Hill End

Ingrid’s approach to garden design is similar to her take on interiors — she likes to create a series of outdoor ‘rooms’ that invite you to pause and enjoy the space.

Words Penny Carroll Photography Ingrid Weir
Gardening Q&A: How do you stake a tall plant?
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Gardening Q&A: How do you stake a tall plant?

The Outback Gardener answers a reader’s question about staking tall trees and why you need to do it.

WORDS CASSANDRA HOOKE PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA CROSS