Create an exotic garden which will survive extreme weather

Now the garden is awash with exotic, tropical plants including tree ferns, fatsias, bananas, colocasias, cordyline and ...

How to create an exotic garden that will survive the extreme heat

Garden centres, nurseries and wholesalers have conformed a decline in demand for conventional cottage garden plants and ...

The race to save Australia's rare rosella spider orchid

It takes years of work, dozens of volunteers, picky pollinators and a special fungus to save Australia’s endangered orchids. Here's why people drive from all over the country to do it anyway.
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Silver Ferns beat Jamaica, set to avoid Australia semifinal at Commonwealth Games

The Silver Ferns are set to avoid a Commonwealth Games semifinal clash with Australia, after edging Jamaica 53-48 in their crunch Pool B clash on Monday (NZ time). Having started with a patchy 74-44 ...
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In 2011, an Australian woman climbed 60 meters into a forest tree and refused to touch the ground for 449 days; 170,000 hectares were later protected

Imagine quitting your job, your apartment, and your Wi-Fi router, then moving into a tree for over a year. That is pretty much what Miranda Gibson did. In her own words, written soon after she climbed ...
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An Australian “forest maker” helped farmers in Niger regrow more than 200 million trees by pruning living stumps, roots and seeds hidden beneath dry land

An Australian agronomist's simple idea has transformed one of the world's driest landscapes into a remarkable environmental success story. According to World Vision, Tony Rinaudo, widely known as the ...
The Australian

How European colonists encountered, collected and re-named Australia’s iconic gum tree

So wrote English nurseryman James Lee in his pamphlet Rules for Collecting and Preserving Seeds from Botany Bay, 1787, printed in preparation for the First Fleet sailing to establish the British penal ...

These 18 Patio Ideas Will Make You Actually Want to Spend Time Outside

If your patio has seen better days, there's no better time to give it a good refresh. And while you're at it, why not add some plants to your outdoor space? A patio garden can be anything you want it ...
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Four easy one-pot dinners that are perfect for winter

Short, wintry days can induce a case of the "can't be bothereds" when it comes to dinner. If this sounds like you, these tasty one-pot recipes will help you get a meal on the table fast, so you can ...
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Endangered Australian Frog Shimmers Like an Opal (in an Unusual Place)

Nature can hide some of its more spectacular displays in the weirdest places. At first glance, Australia's endangered green and golden bell frog (Ranoidea aurea) looks pretty much like any normal frog ...
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Labor candidate Georgia Tree defends $1.4m house purchase 60 kilometres away from electorate

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Almost $2,000 worth of trees stolen from Dubbo memorial garden

The National Association for Loss and Grief said it hopes to garner support from the local community to replace the lost plants. Volunteers have been left stunned after a memorial garden dedicated to ...