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Highfield Gardens Open garden in Little Hartley New South Wales. Our mail order nursery sells rare and hard to find perennial www.cloverhillrareplants.com

A few of the daffodils around the garden today. We use every flowering Daffodils in our borders, there foliage dies down...
29/08/2026

A few of the daffodils around the garden today. We use every flowering Daffodils in our borders, there foliage dies down as perennials are coming up!
A. It conceals the fading foliage.
B. The foliage gets enough sun for next years flowering.

Happy weekend everyone.

23/08/2026

We love our wildlife… 🦘🌿 just not when they decide my garden is an all-you-can-eat buffet!

A kangaroo or wallaby has absolutely demolished my ixias, eating them almost to the ground. 😩
I don’t understand why, there is plenty of food around at the moment for them.
So I’m going to try a homemade wildlife deterrent using chilli, garlic and pepper fermented in hot water, then diluted and over
the plants.

They might be in for a bit of a surprise the next time they come back for dinner! 🌶️🧄😂

Let’s see if this works—or if they simply decide they like spicy ixias! 🌱🦘

Has anyone tried this?
Please Note, before anyone has a go at me, I’m not against our wildlife I’m very happy to have them in the garden and totally understand when times are bad.

20/08/2026

The garden is all cut back and ready for spring 🌱

Winter is when the garden gets its reset. The old perennial growth has been cleared, beds tidied and everything is ready for the new season.

It might look a little bare now, but underneath, spring is already waiting. 🌼

16/08/2026

Things beginner gardeners don’t know about fertilising bulbs 🌷

1. Don’t overfeed them — more fertiliser doesn’t mean more flowers.
2. Timing matters — bulbs benefit from feeding when roots are developing and again after flowering while the foliage is still green.
3. Feed the bulb, not just the flower — after flowering, the leaves are busy storing energy for next year’s display.
4. Potash helps flowering — a fertiliser with a good potassium (potash) content can support flowering and bulb development.
5. Never cut the foliage off too early — let it naturally yellow and die back so the bulb can recharge.
6. Bone meal isn’t a magic bulb food — bulbs need a balanced supply of nutrients, not just phosphorus.

Beginner tip: If your bulbs flower well this year but poorly next year, your feeding and post-flowering care could be part of the problem.

13/08/2026

Feed Your Daffodils 🌼

Once your daffodils have finished flowering, give them a feed with a high-potash fertiliser (like tomato fertiliser). This helps strengthen the bulbs and encourages better flowering next season.

Keep the foliage growing naturally until it turns yellow—don’t cut it off while it’s still green, as the leaves are feeding the bulb for next year.

10/08/2026

🍺 Beer traps for winter slugs!

Unlike snails, slugs don’t go properly dormant in winter, so they can still be active in the garden.

A simple homemade beer trap can help keep numbers under control. Use an old food container fill with a little beer then bury it in the soil so the rim sits just above ground level or put it on an angle so the slugs can go to the Bar with ease!

The slugs are attracted to the beer, fall in and drown.

🌿 A simple, cheap and effective winter gardening trick!

10/08/2026

🍺 Beer traps for winter slugs!

Unlike snails, slugs don’t go dormant in winter, so they can still be active in the garden eating you flowers and plants. Slugs love seedlings and Daffodils in Winter!

A simple homemade beer trap can help keep numbers under control. Use an old food container fill with a little beer and bury it in the soil so the rim sits just above ground level or just simply put the container on an angle so the slugs can go to the Bar much easier!

The slugs are attracted to the beer, fall in and drown.

🌿 A simple, cheap and effective winter gardening trick!

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