Better Homes and Gardens Australia — December 2017

BEST ZONES

2–7

SUITS POTS/

PLANTERS

DEADHEAD

SPENT FLOWERS

HEIGHT

60CM

FULL

SUN

SPREAD

60CM

... IN PRINT

Fancy snapdragon muffins,

calendula cheeseballs or

a borage smoothie? Check

out A Delicious Bunch by

horticulturist and passionate

green thumb Linda Brennan

(Ecobotanica, $39.95).

A lavishly illustrated guide

to growing and using

30 of her favourite edible

flowers for healthy dishes,

it has heaps of inspiration

(ecobotanica.com.au).

... AT THE NURSERY

Claimed as a world first, Grandessa is

an Australian-bred marguerite daisy

(Argyranthemum) with big, long-lasting

flowers. A natural for pots, it’s a vigorous

grower and comes in four colours – red,

white, yellow and sunset. From Floriana

(floriana.com.au), it’s available nationally.

...IN OUTDOOR

CANDLES

Savour a fresh

lemon scent next

time you dine

outdoors with a

Gumleaf Fragrances

citronella candle.

Made of soy

and coconut

waxes, it burns

up to 40 hours,

keeping pests at

bay. It is $19.95

from Buckley &

Phillips Aromatics,

buckleyand

phillips.com.au

Go green indoors by creating

a foliage display in one of

these oval-shaped Vetro

glass terrariums. By Casa

Domani, they’re

18 x 20cm, come

with a hanging

rope and are

$34.95 from

Zanui, zanui.

com.au.

... IN TERRARIUMS

Modernise your outdoor dining

with a Caldera 3-Way Fire Pit.

Its mesh surrounds allow three

different looks. Made of glass-

reinforced cement, it comes

in grey or cement colour. The

pit is 71 x 71 x 66cm high and

is $399 at Bunnings stores.

Personalise your plantings

with hand-illustrated and

partially glazed ceramic

planter sticks. They’re $10 per

stick (plus postage), 16cm high

and include numerous plant

names. From LabKAJO

(labkajo.com.au/shop).

... IN PLANTERS

Just right for injecting

western style into

your interior green

scene is this quirky Bull

Head Planter. Made of

handwoven rattan with

a loop for wall hanging,

it’s $79 from Olli Ella

(olliella.com.au).

what’s new...

... IN FIRE PITS

... IN PLANTER

STICKS

Grandessa

OUTDOOR INSPIRATION

86 BHG DECEMBER 2017