Gardening

The Art of Planting Design This month I want to talk about mass planting.  While drift planting uses flowing, organic ribbons of a single plant variety that meander through a landscape, mass planting uses large, […]

By Irene Ingold Approaching Wilmont, once home to the mountain’s first post office, its quiet, welcoming calm belies the purposeful industry behind the owners’ deliberately crafted lifestyle.  The Jones family have called Wilmont home for […]

Tamborine Mountain gardeners can look forward to a vibrant spring this September, with warm soil and mild days creating ideal conditions for planting vegetables, flowers, and shrubs.  September is one of the best sowing months […]

As professional landscape designers we learn and develop a range of planting techniques.  Two of the most influential approaches are drift planting and mass planting.  Drift planting is a highly effective landscape design technique that […]

By Tamborine Mountain Gardening Club Our unique microclimate means it is significantly cooler than the surrounding coast, allowing it to support a unique blend of cool-climate and subtropical plants.  Our rich volcanic soils also encourage […]

While topographical and climatic factors must be considered when planning out a garden it’s also important to design within the context of the architecture of your home, and the broader landscape within which it sits.  […]

It is the second month of winter, and our gardens might seem a bit sleepy, but as your garden takes some respite there is still lots happening. Tamborine Mountain has mild winters with cool nights […]

Chalk House – Native Garden Project Part 5 Heatstroke In my last article we looked at sunlight.  This week I want to discuss heat and a changing climate.  As we continue to get more days […]

By Tamborine Mountain Gardening Club Winter is here and what a wet run up to it, it has been.  We are happy that our tanks are full and our gardens are soaking up the rain […]