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The best time for a garden party

Posted: 13 Oct 11 | SPARKLING spring weather has greeted us most days this week. |

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Ballarat gardens reveal the colours of spring

Posted: 15 Sep 11 | LAST weekend I headed up to Brisbane to run in the Bridge to Brisbane fun run. |

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Magnolias beautiful this week all around Ballarat

Posted: 08 Sep 11 | SPRING continues to warm our hearts this week with all the magic blossoms on display. Bright yellow wattles, pink peach blossom, white pear blossoms seem to be everywhere, or so it seems. One of my favourites the Mt Fuji cherry is just starting to open its buds ready for next week I'd reckon. |

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Spring has arrived after a long Ballarat winter

Posted: 08 Sep 11 | SPRING has finally arrived after our long, cold winter. Get out in the garden this weekend and spoil dad for Father's Day by giving him a hand with some of the jobs on his long list. |

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Ballarat's late cold snap: don't pack up the wood fire

Posted: 04 Aug 11 | HOW great was the weather this week? We felt a real touch of spring. I am looking forward to warmer weather but I haven’t packed up the wood fire just yet. |

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Time to prune in Ballarat for rosy rewards

Posted: 24 Jun 11 | WELL it's been wet and cold this week. Just the weather for staying inside to get your tax planning done. |

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Ballarat winter: a glorious time to garden

Posted: 09 Jun 11 | Frost and cold weather greeted winter gardens this week with a good splash of rain as well. |

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Ballarat's log season has arrived

Posted: 02 Jun 11 | LOG fire season has arrived. Put on another jumper and head outside because the weather this week has been brilliant, just perfect for the start of winter. |

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Ballarat gardens: compost is king

Posted: 27 May 11 | VOLCANIC eruptions in Iceland have hit the headlines again, threatening to cause havoc to the world's airline schedule as they did last year. |

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Garden exercise: your winter warm-up program

Posted: 19 May 11 | THE drought-breaking rains in Victoria since last year have been great for our gardens but bad for our health it seems. |

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What to plant this week

Posted: 12 May 11 | THIS week felt a little like stepping into a freezer. Winter has arrived early but don’t worry there’s enough to do in the garden to keep us all warm. Just throw on an extra jumper and we can get started. |

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The Royal Wedding: landscaping, floristry a highlight

Posted: 05 May 11 | IT'S Mother's Day this Sunday. Give your Mum a big kiss and thanks for all she has done for you. If she’s not around anymore spend some time in quiet reflection and gratitude. |

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European wasps carry a nasty sting

Posted: 08 Apr 11 | ONE of my favourite things are hot cross buns. The lead up to Easter is always a great time because they are everywhere. Some shops I know put them out straight after Christmas which even I think is wrong. |

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Planting a seed germinates a love of gardening

Posted: 28 Mar 11 | What’s your story? How did you get into gardening? |

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Choosing terrific trees for the small garden

Posted: 17 Mar 11 | THIS week the weather has been just perfect for getting all those garden projects done. |

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A health check for your soil

Posted: 25 Feb 11 | It has been hard to focus on gardening lately with all the shocking reports coming from the Christchurch earthquake, which came so quickly after the floods in Queensland and Victoria and the fires and floods in Western Australia. |

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