“The Green Roommate” By Catie

Weather can get in the way of gardening like heavy rain or extreme heat or cold. Today was no different for us at Leafe Life, it was just too wet to work even for a team of diligent gardeners. One of the best ways to satisfy your green thumb in these conditions is to take a bit of the gardening inside. House plants can spruce up an otherwise drab room. They also can filter the air inside of a house and in the case of herbs a readily available ingredient to your favourite meals.  

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Tanya Whitehead
"An April Interlude" By Catie

April has always been, in my opinion, the transitional month between the boiling heat of summer and the chill of winter. During the summer, I hope that all your diligent care for your plants has paid off and they have survived the scorching sun. It’s also been a very dry summer. Now is the time to do some post-summer care.

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Tanya Whitehead
"Save the Plants" by Catie

“It’s too hot“ is what I think outdoor plants are thinking this time of year especially the non native plants. They can’t escape into the blissful air conditioned indoors. So be a good sport and help them survive it and see the cooler months.

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Tanya Whitehead
Catie's Checklist for Autumn

As we roll into April, the heat starts to give us false hope of cooler weather but hold your rose pruning secateurs, they may have some really hot days up their sleeve yet till at least the end of April, but it is a great time to start planning and preparing your garden for colder months.

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Tanya Whitehead
Catie's Advice On Spring

In Western Australia and Australia in general, we don’t have timely starts to each season.  Summer seems to last forever, and winter seems either to be too long, or too short, but we do get a grace period in between the bracing cold and the extreme heat…

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Tanya Whitehead
Roses & Chilli Thrips

Rose pruning season is here and from end of July to latest August, it’s the best time to prune your roses for the spring season. Perth’s roses have been infected this season by a disease called Chilli Thrips…

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Tanya Whitehead