A good garden border doesn't need dozens of different plants. From Mini Mondo and Dianella to compact Westringias and spreading groundcovers, here's how to choose border plants that suit your space — and why repeating them can completely change the way a garden looks.

Landscaping a large area doesn't mean you need dozens of different plants. In fact, the opposite often works better. Learn how repetition, mature plant width, sensible spacing and a small palette of reliable plants can create a large Australian garden that's beautiful and manageable.

You can water a garden for ten minutes and still have dry soil underneath. If water pools, runs away or travels through only a few channels, the problem may be how the soil is absorbing water rather than how much you're applying.

Brown leaves are a symptom, not a diagnosis. Before you reach for the hose, learn what the pattern of damage, soil moisture, weather, roots and new growth can tell you about what is actually happening to your plant.

Full sun isn't the same in every Australian garden. A protected sunny bed and a west-facing garden beside hot paving can be completely different environments. Here's how to understand the heat in your garden and choose plants that are actually suited to it.

If you're constantly pulling weeds from the same garden beds, the problem might not be your weeding technique. Mulch, groundcovers, mature plant spacing and layered planting can all help reduce the amount of open ground weeds have available to colonise.

You don't necessarily need a huge hedge to hide a fence. The right mix of narrow plants, climbers, compact shrubs and spreading groundcovers can soften a boundary without sacrificing half the garden. Here's how to choose plants that actually fit the space.

You can have beautiful plants and still feel like your garden just doesn't look right. Often the answer isn't buying more. Repetition, structure, foliage, spacing and a little restraint can completely change how a garden feels.