PLANT CHOICES FOR A WINTER GARDEN BY MERYLYN CONDON Winter gardens in Canberra can be quite different to those of warmer climes, but even between gardens in Canberra there are still many plant choices to be made, and we are blessed with a wonderful variety of plants suited to our climate.. I read…
SOMETHING TO BRIGHTEN A WINTER GARDEN Tagetes Lemmonii, the Mexican Marigold If you have never grown this marigold and you like a cheery garden in winter, then it’s time you searched for one of these. It’s a perennial which is well worth growing for the deliciously fragrant leaves, quite apart from the fact that it…
Winter in a Canberra Garden Winter is a quiet time in the garden for some but for me, mid-winter is an exciting time for spring is nearly here and the plants are starting to move. As well as being a time to get a range of jobs done in the garden, it can also be…