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Qualified horticulturist proudly servicing the Limestone Coast, South Australia.

Hi, I'm Tammy! With over 25 years of local gardening experience, I understand that no two gardens are quite the same.

Whether you're planning a new garden, struggling with an existing one or simply unsure where to begin, I offer practical, down-to-earth advice and thoughtful garden design to help you make informed decisions and get the very best from your garden.

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What’s The Difference Between Sulphate and Chelate?

Ever stood in the fertiliser aisle staring at two products that both contain iron, copper and zinc… One says Sulphate. The other says Chelate. “Surely they’re the same thing right?” Well… yes and no... A sulphate is a bit like popping your parcel in the regular mail. It gets where it needs to go most of the time, but a chelate, on the other hand, is more like sending that same parcel by registered courier. It’s carefully wrapped, protected and escorted right to where it’s n

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Where Do Dates Come From?

Surely I’m not the only one. Ok, hands up, date lovers, who’s ever been sitting there enjoying a handful of yummy, soft, chewy dates, then randomly thought… these are so good!… Where do dates come from?? I don’t remember ever seeing a date tree or date bush in anyone’s backyard recently, and that doesn’t sound right anyway. Surely not a date palm. Like, I know there are date palms, but surely those ‘things’ you see at the top of date palms in images aren’t what I’m eating ri

Sep 195 min read

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A Little Girl, a Cat and a Frog-A Childhood Backyard Story

Now, “helping Nan weed” when you’re three is perhaps a fairly loose description of what was actually going on. There was plenty of investigating, chatting, digging and generally enjoying discovering the gardens' hidden treasures. And then she found a frog. A real, live little frog tucked away in the garden — which, as you would imagine, was suddenly far more interesting than pulling weeds.

Aug 305 min read

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Why Won’t Anything Grow in My Garden?

“Why won’t anything grow in my garden, I’ve tried everything.” “I fertilise, water all the time, I even talk nicely to them. But every time I plant new plants a few weeks later, they start to look sick, go limp and die. What am I doing wrong?!😩”Sound familiar? Please don’t give yourself a hard time, it’s not your fault. Most of us have been taught to garden from the top down. But Mother Nature works from the ground up . The world’s best gardeners don’t actually grow plants…

Aug 27 min read

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