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April 9, 2021

Top 10 autumn plants for WA gardens

The cooler weather and shorter days don’t mean the end of colour in your garden! Here at Nativ by Plantrite we have chosen our top 10 autumn plants that are guaranteed to add a splash of colour on a rainy day. For our autumn planting list, Dwarf Banksias make a […]
January 28, 2021

Growing fruit and vegetables at home

Few activities in the garden are as satisfying as growing food in your own back yard. Creating and maintaining a vegetable patch is an activity that feeds the body as well as the soul as you can follow your own philosophy about the use of fertilisers and pesticides.
January 18, 2021

Create your own living garden sanctuary.

How would you like to enjoy a cup of tea or a glass of wine in the garden while watching the birds splash about in a bird bath or watch a sneaky lizard snatch a moth from the air.
October 31, 2019

Planning a New Autumn Vegie Garden

Are you interested in growing your own vegetables and herbs, but not sure what do?
October 31, 2019

Create your own Living Garden Sanctuary

How would you like to enjoy a cup of tea or a glass of wine in the garden while watching the birds splash about in a bird bath or watch a sneaky lizard snatch a moth from the air. Imagine butterflies flitting about the buddleias and even smaller visions of […]
October 31, 2019

Eat your Garden: Tips on designing your edible landscape

Often when we set out to create gardens around our homes we think first of the showy ornamental plants. Naturally we want our landscapes to look good and to value to our homes.
October 31, 2019

The mysteries of soil

I used to call it dirt. Some people still do. But dirt is such a dismissive word for something that is amazingly complex and truly wonderful.
April 1, 2018

Autumn is the perfect time for planting

Autumn is the busiest time for planting in the Mediterranean garden as the soil is warm but after the excessive heat of summer the days are starting to cool.