Australian_House_Garden_January_2015

140 Australian House & Garden

SAVOUR THE FLAVOURS AND SIGHTS OF THE GINGER FLOWER

& FOOD FESTIVAL, JANUARY 17-19, AT THE GINGER FACTORY

AT YANDINA, ON QUEENSLAND’S SUNSHINE COAST. THERE’LL

BE A SHOWCASE OF ORNAMENTAL BLOOMS PLUS TEMPTING

FOOD. 1800 067 686 OR WWW.GINGERFACTORY.COM.AU.

OPEN GARDENS

ACT

Preston

21 Boobialla St, O’Connor.

January 31-Feb 1, $8.

TASMANIA

Golden Hills

118 Hoods Rd, Glengarry.

January 3-4, $8.

VICTORIA

Sunnymeade

48 Harvey St, Anglesea.

January 24-25, $8.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Great Walls of China

26 Owston St, Mosman

Park. January 17-18, $8.

For more details, go to

http://www.opengarden.org.au.

DIGGING

THE DIGITAL

Australian seed company Mr

Fothergill’s has launched a planting

guide app that allows gardeners to

check the best time to sow seeds in

their local area, using a database of

postcodes matched to weather data

from across the country. You

can download it for free at

itunes.apple.com/au.

1

Diana Sargeant’s All About

Roses (New Holland,

$29.99) o• ers valuable tips

on growing these gorgeous

fl owers without chemicals.

2

Plantsman Clive Blazey

distils years of gardening

experience in There Is No

Excuse For Ugliness (The

Diggers Club, $29.95).

3

Exquisitely illustrated,

Flora by Sandra Knapp

(Allen & Unwin, $49.99)

examines the rich history of

more than 20 plant families.

NO KINKY BUSINESS

Gardena’s Premium SuperFlex

hose gets a green thumbs-up

from H&G gardening expert, Helen

Young. “It glides along the ground

and resists kinking,” she says. In

15m and 30m lengths, from $50,

with a 30-year guarantee. 1300

804 213 or http://www.gardena.com.au.

Jagged edge

Add cheery charm to your

outdoor areas with these

decorative Charlie Brown

planter pots, part of a new

range in lightweight fi breglass

by Pop & Scott. Prices start

at $100. Retro Jan; 1300 492

098 or http://www.retrojan.com.au.

Produced by Elizabeth Wilson. Photograph by Rodney Macuja (hose).

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PICK UP STICKS

Create a textural screen

with rustic Latte Poles,

$65/m. In durable

fl ooded gum, they’re

available in a range

of thicknesses and

lengths to 4m. Touch

Wood Trading; 0424

324 168 or http://www.touch

woodtrading.com.au.