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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? Graziher gardening columnist Cassandra Hooke has the answer.

Photography EMMA CROSS
Despite dry spells and a bushfire, Maureen Highet’s drought-tolerant garden blossoms
Gardens
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
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
The Crookwell Nursery is a cold climate gardener’s paradise
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The Crookwell Nursery is a cold climate gardener’s paradise

Courtney Haywood Whipp’s passion for plants is putting The Crookwell Nursery on the map.

WORDS VICTORIA CAREY PHOTOGRAPHY ABBIE MELLE
Gardening Q&A: What should I plant on a slope?
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Gardening Q&A: What should I plant on a slope?

The Outback Gardener answers a reader’s question about what to plant on a sloping surface.

WORDS CASSANDRA HOOKE PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA CROSS
Gardening Q&A: How far apart should I plant my new plants?
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Gardening Q&A: How far apart should I plant my new plants?

The Outback Gardener answers a reader’s question about spacing.

WORDS CASSANDRA HOOKE PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA CROSS
Gardening Q&A: What are the best frost-hardy plants for a cold climate?
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Gardening Q&A: What are the best frost-hardy plants for a cold climate?

Cassandra Hooke, the Outback Gardener, answers a reader’s question about frost-hardy plants.

WORDS CASSANDRA HOOKE PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA CROSS