When thinking about planting, it’s easy to assume that the costs will be limited to plants, soil, maybe some fertiliser or seaweed solution, and a weekend’s hard digging and planting. Generally, people want their hedges to form part of the landscape of their property, to add value even. Based on that, and for the sake …

A hedge or boundary should be in keeping with the frontage of a property. The more formal and sleek the design of a property, the more the hedge or boundary should be in keeping with it. This week’s image shows one of our favourite trees, the Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica and this one no doubt …

It’s worth remembering that creating a hedge is not as simple as dig a hole, stick a few hedge plants in the ground and she’ll be apples. To get your row of hedge plants from a 200mm pot to a tight hedge takes time, but you can give it a push along by giving it …

The beautiful and versatile Lilly Pilly is the most popular native hedge plant for very good reason. Unlike non-native hedge plants like Murraya, Photinia and Viburnum, some varieties are susceptible to a horrible little critter called the psyllid (pronounced sy-lid). What is the Psyllid? The psyllid is a tiny insect that feeds on the sap …