Australian Gardening

John Bottomley

Information about gardening in the hills around Perth, Western Australia. This is a rather unique part of the world, and although we are sometimes short of rain, many plants grow well here.


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Australian Gardening

The January news from Western Australia

A short piece on the vagaries of gardening in the intense heat of a Western Australian summer

The last piece for 2002

A brief article concerning watering regimes in soutwestern Australia during the dry summer months.

Gardening and the birds and all that

A piece about the latest additions to a garden and feeding the birds that are attracted to friendly gardeners.

Roses at this time of the year are great to see

A brief piece about the rose.

Yes! Spring has arrived at last.

A short piece about spring work done in the garden in the hills around Perth, Western Australia

Here is July - Upon Us Already

A short piece about some of the problems I experienced recently and some of the ideas I am working on in July, 2002.

Day Lilies in a Garden in the Hills in May 2002.

A short note on the day lily - 'hemerocallis" - and how it will grow in a garden in the hills around Perth, Western Australia.

A Garden in the Hills Around Perth, in Western Australia

A short piece about April in the garden in Western
Australia.

February 2002, and What Happened to the Gardens.

A short piece about the gardens around Perth, Western Australia in February, 2002.

Late January 2002.

A few words about pot plants and the summer weather in Perth, Western Australia.

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Australian Gardening

Tree Guide. What should I plant? (1 msgs)

The Good Old Lemon Tree (2 msgs)

garden pests (5 msgs)

what to grow please help (2 msgs)

Happy New Year (5 msgs)

New Aussie needs help!!! (4 msgs)

Sometimes a garden can be quite inspirational (2 msgs)

Chrysanthemums and Tomatoes (2 msgs)

August has brought a little rain. (3 msgs)

Winter is nearly over down here! (1 msgs)

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