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How Do I Make My Garden Look Good Without Using So Much Mulch?
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How Do I Make My Garden Look Good Without Using So Much Mulch?

If your new garden looks more like a mulch display than a garden, don't automatically fill every gap with another shrub. Learn how groundcovers, spreading plants and layered planting can create a fuller garden while still giving plants enough room to reach their mature size.

What Should I Plant Around a Patio? Best Plants for Outdoor Entertaining Areas
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What Should I Plant Around a Patio? Best Plants for Outdoor Entertaining Areas

A great patio garden should do more than fill the beds around the paving. Discover how to use fragrance, screening, movement and layered planting around Australian outdoor entertaining areas, with plants including Gardenia, Port Wine Magnolia, Star Jasmine, Westringia, Dianella, Lomandra and more.

How Can I Get Privacy Without Planting a Hedge?
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How Can I Get Privacy Without Planting a Hedge?

You don't necessarily need a giant hedge to get privacy from the neighbours. Learn how sightlines, narrow screening plants and layered planting can create privacy without sacrificing half your backyard — including Callistemon Slim™, Space Saver™ Melaleuca, Thin Fence™ Viburnum and other screening plants for Australian gardens.


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