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If you want to create a visual impact in your garden, a well-placed accent plants is the easiest way to do it. Place one beautiful accent plant amongst a collection of hedges or groundcover plants and this one accent plant...
Aerial plants have roots above the ground. Aerial plants are often found in rainforests where competition at ground level for light and food has lead to their evolution. Aerial plants can live off other plants and trees....
Barrier plants are a great way to give your garden instant visual definition. Choose your barrier plants depending on what style of garden you are opting for, such as country cottage to smart city and the height you want...
Border plants are a great way to give your garden instant visual definition. Choose your border plants depending on what style of garden you are opting for, such as country cottage to smart city and the height you want your...
Coppicing is a means of plant manipulation and management where you cut certain woody plants nearly to the ground to allow light back into the garden or forest. This promotes the growth of other plants and allows for different...
Crevices are gaps between rocks where plants can grow while seeming to defy all odds. Crevices can be found in horizontal and vertical spaces. Crevice plants are a great way to add softness and old world charm to stone or...
Cut flower plants are plants which can be cut and put in a case within your home. Cut flower plants are plants which you will find in your local florist and are generally native plants and those which survive well after...
Cut foliage plants are plants which can be cut and put in a case within your home. Cut foliage plants are plants which you will find in your local florist and are generally native plants and those which survive well after...
Espalier is a technique used to train plants to grow flat against a vertical surface. It is an excellent space saving technique for those with small gardens. Espalia plants are a great way to hide fences in your garden or...
Formal edging plants are a great, inexpensive way to differentiate different parts of your yard, such as a lawn to a garden bed, or pool pavers to a fence. We have a range of information on how to care for formal edging...
Formal hedge plants make excellent boundaries. Formal hedge plants take up limited space in your garden but give privacy and protect you from noise and nosy neighbours. Formal hedge plants are easy to grow but they do need...
Formal screen plants make excellent boundaries. Formal screen plants take up limited space in your garden but give privacy and protect you from noise and nosy neighbours. Formal screen plants are easy to grow but they do...
Help suppress weed growth and cover those unattractive bare patches in your garden with groundcover plants. From colourful breeds to natural climbers, groundcover plants come in a wide variety, so you can find the one best...
Hanging basket plants are becoming more and more popular thanks to an increase in city living. You can dress up a balcony, terrace or small garden with a range of colourful hanging basket plants which you can mix and match...
Hedge plants make excellent boundaries. Hedge plants take up limited space in your garden but give privacy and protect you from noise and nosy neighbours. Hedge plants are easy to grow but they do need to be trimmed regularly....
Indoor plants have become more popular recently due to the number of people living in urban apartments and working long hours in the office. Indoor plants are not really indoor plants, they are outdoor plants that have been...
Informal edging plants are a great, inexpensive way to differentiate different parts of your yard, such as a lawn to a garden bed, or pool pavers to a fence. We have a range of information on how to care for informal edging...
Informal hedge plants will save you a considerable amount of trimming time over a more formal hedge but you will need space for them to bloom free because informal hedge plants can go a bit wild. The flowers look impressive...
Informal screen plants will save you a considerable amount of trimming time over a more formal screen plant but you will need space for them to roam free because informal screen plants can go a bit wild. Informal screen...
Large planter plants are a great way to create contrast, interest and a focal point in a garden or on a verandah. Large planter plants can also help screen unsightly walls, sheds or fences in a garden. Good large planter...
On-wall plants are a great way to hide ugly walls in your garden or give pergolas and cabanas a sense of warmth and activity. On-wall plants can be easy to grow but they do need some maintaining because they can easily get...
Pergola plants are a great way to hide ugly walls in your garden or give pergolas and cabanas a sense of warmth and activity. Pergola plants can be easy to grow but they do need some maintaining because they can easily get...
If you need to cover a large area then you’ll want to get your gardening gloves on some plants for mass planting. Plants for mass planting need to be low maintenance and hardy. We have information on a wide range of plants...
Pleach plants and pleach trees are planted in rows with a framework to support the branches so that they can be woven together, pruned and trained to form a wall or archway. Pleach plants are a great way to frame a path....
Pot plants are becoming more and more popular thanks to an increase in city living. You can dress up a balcony, terrace or small garden with a range of colourful pot plants which you can mix and match until your heart’s...
Spillover plants are becoming more and more popular thanks to an increase in city living. You can dress up a balcony, terrace or small garden with a range of colourful spillover plants which you can mix and match until your...
Standard plants, otherwise known as 'balls on sticks', are plants which are trained into a certain shape. Standard plants create a great feature in any garden, if you are willing to spend some time on them. Standard plants...
Topiary plants and standardised plants are plants that are shaped by clipping into tight balls, cylinders, squares, cones or spirals. Topiary plants make excellent borders and visual features in a garden and provide a great...
Trellis plants are a great way to hide ugly walls in your garden or give your trellis or pergola a sense of warmth and activity. Trellis plants can be easy to grow but they do need some maintaining because they can easily...
Window box plants are becoming more and more popular thanks to an increase in city living. You can dress up a balcony, terrace or small garden with a range of colourful window box plants which you can mix and match until...
