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Creating Your Cottage Garden -- Queensland Style

You can create a cottage garden in Queensland. It is all about getting the base right and choosing plants that are hardy and will beat the heat. Prominent Queensland gardener, Denise Horchner - author of ‘In a Brisbane Garden’ and co-presenter of the popular gardening show ‘Weekend Gardener’ – explained how to achieve great results at a seminar held on 11 September, 2003 at the Redbank Plaza Library.

Topics covered included:

Design and foundation – the key to success
Selecting plant varieties
Creating colour for all seasons
Inter-planting – veges in your cottage garden
Environmentally friendly pest control
Tips, hints, advice

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