Some of my happiest memories as a child are of playing in the garden of my mother or grandmother. Here are some of the magical reasons why it pays to join your own kids in the great outdoors.
Sabrina Hahn
Our State has some of the most extraordinary eucalypts that are true collectables for those who love the unusual. Here are my top picks.
Many gardeners will have heard the term biennial in relation to flowering plants, but may not be quite sure what it means. Here is what you need to know, and we take a look at some of my favourites.
Get ready to peek behind the curtain and discover the incredible world of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
There are plenty of special days each year dedicated to celebrating everything from the power of women to pancakes. Tomorrow marks a special one, dedicated to a tree that holds a spot in the lives of Aussies.
Even if you don’t have a huge amount of space, dwarf varieties of the popular fruit can grow in smaller gardens, even apartments.
It’s time to rethink what role those fallen deciduous leaves play and, pardon the pun, leave the leaves for the good of other little critters.
After a hellish summer with tough conditions for gardens and even the greenest of thumbs, autumn cannot come fast enough. Here is what to prune, plant and prepare in the season ahead.
Western Australia has a long way to go when it comes to replacing tree canopy that has been lost due to urban infill and could learn some valuable lessons from other States.
It’s been an interesting lead into the middle of summer as extraordinary storms have ripped through the State. Preventative steps now could save much heartache following future storms.
The recent heatwave is a good reminder that our feathered friends may need some help in surviving a hot summer too.
They may be small, and cause holes as tiny as a ballpoint pen, but the polyphagous shot-hole borer is an older tree’s worst nightmare.
As much as we’d love to pretend its Christmas all year long, your shedding tree will begin to say otherwise. Sabrina Hahn shares how to transplant your festive tree once 2024 kicks in.
Plant your garden right, and your December can be full of flowers that love the summer sun. Here are some of my favourites.
Jade Jurewicz
It’s often around the Christmas holidays, when people finally have a moment to relax, that they begin to think about exotic destinations they might want to book the following year. Here’s an idea for you ...
As citrus gall wasp wreaks havoc on Perth gardens, regional growers are in the clear. Sabrina Hahn shares how to keep it that way.
Laying down the lawn
As our State lights up with colour this Spring, Sabrina Hahn serves up the best places to see wildflowers in all their glory.
Spring and summer are when thrips are most active and its better to act now before they breed up and become unmanageable.
September is definitely the month of wildflower shows and festivals across the State, from Esperance through to Geraldton and all spots in between.
With the warmer weather luring people back into their gardens, WA Health is warning the community to protect themselves from a potentially deadly bacterial infection.
Having birds visiting your home is such a privilege but there are many things in and around our homes that can pose a risk to them.
It’s one of the peskiest things in the garden that emerges over winter, but there is plenty you can do to keep it at bay.
To round off my final year of leading overseas tours, I reveal some of the highlights of my upcoming tour of the natural landscapes and gardens of the South Island in NZ.
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