Hardy colourful ground colour
With the hot dry weather we have been experiencing lately the garden has really suffered despite fertiliser, mulch and watering.
One plant that has thrived...
Gardening distractions during the ‘big dry’
Last column I wrote about volunteers in my garden and said they were not of the two-legged variety. Well, early one morning, I heard...
Garden time
2018 is under way and I hope it will hold good weather and flourishing gardens for us all.
I trust your gardens have all survived...
Garden time
The new year is well and truly under way and unfortunately we still have had very little rain in this area, in fact in...
‘Travels – with Beatrice’…
I’ve been away and seeing a slice of NSW since before the new year so it is really good to be home and to...
View from above is spectacular
Anyone who has been reading my ramblings over time would know that I really love my country and the various landscapes, flora and fauna.
I...
This one’s plum gorgeous
I recently helped a friend plant a loropetalum “plum gorgeous” as I am told they are extremely hardy and I know how beautiful they...
Hardy…and decorative
The butterfly bush or Buddleia, is a beautiful, hardy, decorative shrub that comes in a number of colours and sizes and does well in...
A few surprising apple facts…
Do you know who is considered responsible for the saying “one bad apple spoils the bunch”, and what the science of apple growing is...
Proteas pretty and adaptable
I’ve been travelling again and enjoying the changing colours of the deciduous English trees through the New England and Southern Highlands. The red oaks...
Mash in the mix
FREE TIMES gardening columnist BEATRICE HAWKINS talks up the humble spud this week and also shares some interesting tips and trivia...
POTATOES: A wonderful vegetable,...
Keep it sweet, pea
Sweetpeas are one of my favourite flowers for their delicate appearance, beautiful colours and spectacular fragrance.
A vase of blooms in the house fills it...
Building herds, backing clients
Accredited Speckle Park cattle and proven maternal lines on offer at Wattle Grove’s Triple Treat Sale this month.
Wattle Grove Speckle Park will once again...
