All Aboard the Gardens Special
Daylesford Spa Country will be running trains to two iconic open gardens in Musk on Saturday October 11. The event is a fund-raiser for Phoenix @ The Rex.
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Gardening
Healthy Daylesford: Taking Care of Your Back in the Garden
The garden is beckoning as spring warms up. Andrew Gallagher provides some advice about taking care of your back when you’re out there.
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Friendship Day in Bloom at Verna Baker’s Daffodil Garden
The annual Friendship Day at Verna Baker’s Basalt Rock Cottage Garden nursery will be held this Sunday, 14 September, from 1:00 to 4:30pm. The nursery at 607 Basalt Road is just a 10-minute drive from Daylesford.
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Photo of the Week: Spring Bursts into Bloom in Daylesford
Spring has swept through Daylesford, painting the town in colour and filling the air with the scent of new life. Julie Higgs has captured some of the spring joy.
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Spring in the Garden
Spring is a busy time for gardeners. Putting in the work now while the weather is mild and the soil is moist, will provide a splendid spring display and set up your garden up for the heat of summer and the autumn beyond.
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Winter in the Garden
There’s plenty to do in your garden in winter: pruning, composting, planting and transplanting. And when the weather closes in, find a comfortable chair and reflect on how to take your garden to the next level.
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Autumn in the Garden
Once the heat of summer is gone, there is plenty to do in the garden. Now is the time to feed your plants, top up mulch, lightly prune autumn flowering plants and fill in the gaps in your garden or even start a new project.
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Begonias Can Flourish in Local Gardens
Tuberous Begonias originated in The Andes, particularly Bolivia, in a harsh environment. They tolerate minus 12 degrees and so are well suited to local winter conditions. Pete Harris from Whitehouse Nursery in Ashbourne spoke to the Daylesford Horticultural Society about care and propagation of begonias.
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A Flourishing Year for the Daylesford and District Horticultural Society
The Daylesford & District Horticultural Society, fondly known as the “Hortis,” has launched into a new year following a successful and eventful 2024. With a mix of informative talks, hands-on activities, and social gatherings, members embraced a diverse range of horticultural experiences.
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Summer in the Garden
The best thing you can do now to assist plants to survive summer is to use an organic mulch on areas of bare soil but in Bushfire Prone Areas, a gravel for mulch may be more practical. And if you want to add the wow factor in your garden, plant some Kangaroo Paws in a group.
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Pot Plants Propagating at Horti Workshop
At their September meeting, the Daylesford & District Horticultural Society hosted a popular plant propagation workshop. Guest speaker and facilitator, Pam Gleeson, instructed the group on the best methods for achieving successful propagations and told of successes and failures she had experienced.
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Winter in the Gardens Flower Show Winners
The Daylesford Agricultural Society collaborated with the Friends of Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens in their Winter in the Gardens festival by hosting a winter garden flower show. Over 170 entries were on display in the Alf Hedland Conservatory. Here is a list of the winners in each category.
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