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Roger Fox

Essential springtime prep tips for every gardener

Now is a good time to get your garden ‘drought ready’ with these tips from gardening expert, Roger Fox. Image source: Getty

Tips on how to get your garden ready for the hot El Niño summer ahead

Tips on how to get your garden ready for the hot El Niño summer ahead

With an El Nino forecasted for this summer, gardening expert, Roger Fox, reveals what you can do to get your garden ‘drought ready’.

With these ideas in mind, you can approach the warmer season with confidence and inspiration, ready to make the most of your gardening efforts. Source: Getty Images.

Boost your gardening success with these inspired hints, tips and tricks

Boost your gardening success with these inspired hints, tips and tricks

In the world of gardening, there are countless helpful hints, tips, and quick tricks to discover. Dive into this collection for some inspiration.

The arrival of spring brings a myriad of limitless possibilities to your garden. Source: Getty

A gardener’s guide to springtime prep

A gardener’s guide to springtime prep

What’s not to love about spring gardening? Enjoy the flowers while you get on top of a few essential seasonal tasks.

Looking for ways to add tons of impact to gardens through different colours, sizes, shapes and texture? Image source: Getty

Add year-round interest to your garden with a selection of fabulous foliage plants

Add year-round interest to your garden with a selection of fabulous foliage plants

If you’re gazing out at a sea of rather bland samey green this winter, then maybe it’s time you splashed the scene with a little fabulous foliage.

Rose pruning is all about rejuvenating the plant and – essentially – keeping it young. Source: Getty

The when, where and how of planting and pruning perfect roses

The when, where and how of planting and pruning perfect roses

The when is now, and you know the why! Roger Fox explains the rest, so you can enjoy a blooming lovely rose garden this spring.

The gorgeous New England aster, also known as Easter Daisies. Source: Getty

Adding a splash of colour: Blooms for your autumn garden

Adding a splash of colour: Blooms for your autumn garden

There’s a surprising array of shrubs and perennials that start to do their flowering when the days shorten and temperatures cool down, Roger Fox explains.

Mandarin trees are often alternate bearers, which can mean you’ll get a lot of fruit one year and only a few the next. Source: Getty

Tutti fruity: Guide to selecting and growing citrus

Tutti fruity: Guide to selecting and growing citrus

Citrus varieties flourish in most parts of Australia and autumn is a great time to get a tree in the ground and settled before winter arrives, Roger Fox explains.

Rather than using a hose-on product on lawns at this time of year, apply a slow-release granular fertiliser, which will gradually release its nutrients over the next few months. Source: Getty

Are you giving your garden the right food?

Are you giving your garden the right food?

Feed your plants better with the right nutrients and they'll withstand the cold better and bounce back into action much faster when spring rolls around, Roger Fox explains.

The trick is to choose the right rose for the look you have in mind. Credit: Getty.

Here’s how to pick the best rose variety for you and your garden

Here’s how to pick the best rose variety for you and your garden

Did you know groundcover roses are bred to be ultra low-maintenance and disease-resistant? Roger Fox explains each rose type's requirements, to help you decide.

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