Gardening Australia – May 2019

tGardeningAust meansroses.

It’sthestartofthebare-rootedseason,andthere

arealwaysdeliciousnewrosescomingontothe

market,aswellasoldbeautiestohuntdownand

addtothegarden.Thisyear,welookathowtogrowroses

successfullyinhumidclimates.AlotofAussiegardenerslive

throughhot,stickysummers,andthere’sthisideathatrose

growingishopeless,particularlyinthetropics.Butnotso,

saysPaulHains,presidentoftheNationalRoseSocietyof

AustraliaandresidentofBrisbane.Turntopage 20 forhis

expertadvice,aswellasalistofseasonalrosecaretasks,

andhowtodoasimplewinterpruneandcleanup.

Overinnot-so-tropicalPerth,JoshByrneshowsushowhe

createsaspectaculardisplayofeverlastingdaisieseachyear

onhisverge(page 28 ).Icanseethewaytogowiththeseis

massplanting.Gardeningwithconviction!Abundantplanting,

alongwithakeeneyeforshapeandtexture,isalsowhat

makestwonativegardensintheinnersuburbsofMelbourne

absolutelysing(page 34 ).Itissoinspiringtoseetheselovely

gardens,andreadabouthowtheircreationforgedanew

friendship.Thepowerofgardening!

Ifyoupreferamoretraditionallook,turntoMichaelMcCoy’s

storyoncreatingawhitegarden(page 44 ).Single-colour

gardens,particularlywhiteones,continuetofascinate,andit’s

somethingmanyofusdoonasmallscale,inpocketsofour

garden,aswegroupflowerandfoliagecolours.Finally,ifyou

wanttomakeMumsmilethisMother’sDay,buyheraplant

(page 16 ).Ifithastobeputintotheground,bringaspadeand

doitforher!Cookhersomethingnice,washthedishesand,

likeagoodlandscaper,leavethepremisesneaterandcleaner

thantheywerebeforeyouarrived.She’llloveit!

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