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July in the Garden
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 […]
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The Artful Gardener
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 […]
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June in the Garden
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 […]
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Chalk House – Native Garden Project Part 4: Sunshine
By Jez Clark Cast your mind back to school science lessons and a process called photosynthesis. Plants take in light and carbon dioxide via their leaves, then through their roots they take up water helping […]
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Late Autumn in the Garden
Cultivating knowledge, friendship and good will through gardening By Tamborine Mountain Garden Club Inc. Winter is nearly here, the nights are getting cooler, and its soup and casserole weather! If you’ve planned ahead, your garden […]
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Sculpture in the Garden
By Jez Clark Last week saw the annual Tamborine Mountain Arts Trail. Here at our design studio at Chalk House, we joined the 35 unique venues hosting local artists and enjoyed seeing so many works […]
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Easter Cassia
By Judith Roland, President, Tamborine Mountain Landcare Easter Cassia is one of the weeds of significance in our local area. Yellow flowers all over Tamborine Mountain … unfortunately this pretty plant is a weed. They […]
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Late April in the Garden
The temperatures on the mountain are still quite variable, but continue to cool as autumn advances and we head into the drier months. This year we’ve seen Dahlias enjoying a long flowering season with many continuing […]
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The Artful Gardener
By Jez Clark Chalk House – Native Garden Project Part 3 – Soil A key factor when determining your garden design is to assess your soil. It’s worth spending some time digging some spade-depth holes […]
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April in the Garden
By Tamborine Mountain Garden Club Inc. Cultivating knowledge, friendship and good will through gardening April on the mountain sees purples and pinks as the dominant colours dotted around the landscape. Tibouchinas, bougainvilleas, salvias and japonica […]