In one of the most remarkable demonstrations of foresight ever to be shown by the Australian government, we here in Canberra are lucky enough to be home to what will one day be an international tourist attraction – the new Australia National Arboretum. They held a ‘Festival of the Forest’ open day on 14th March [...]

The Front Yard When I first moved in, the garden was neatly laid out with concrete edging but was terribly ugly. An enormous conifer dominated my front yard and the garden bed in the middle had nothing but three overgrown shrubs in it that excluded any possibility of other plants. I had been in the [...]