--- title: "Landscaping Ideas & Articles" url: "https://hedgeandstone.com.au/landscaping-ideas/" type: "page" published: "2025-06-11T05:24:18+10:00" modified: "2025-06-12T13:33:52+10:00" author: "David Rymarz" --- [!\[How to plant lamb's ears in Melbourne\](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/How-to-plant-lambs-ears-in-melbourne-300x193.jpg)](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/how-to-plant-lambs-ears-in-melbourne-a-landscape-designers-guide/) ### [How to Plant Lamb’s Ears in Melbourne: A Landscape Designer’s Guide](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/how-to-plant-lambs-ears-in-melbourne-a-landscape-designers-guide/) Lamb’s ears (Stachys byzantina) are one of the most reliable silver-foliage groundcovers for a Melbourne garden. 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By mid to late summer, if allowed to proliferate unchecked, these [Read More »](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/summer-garden-pests-and-diseases/) [!\[Hydrangea plant in bloom\](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hydrangea-300x200.jpg)](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/summer-pruning/) ### [Summer pruning tips](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/summer-pruning/) There are a couple of great reasons to prune our flowering ornamentals and fruit trees in summer… Summer pruning and [Read More »](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/summer-pruning/) [!\[Camellia Plant\](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Camellia101-2-300x206.jpg)](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/acid-lovers/) ### [Acid-Loving Plants for Melbourne Gardens](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/acid-lovers/) Acid loving plants… Both feared and revered by gardeners, the acid loving plants include popular garden ornamentals such as azaleas, [Read More »](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/acid-lovers/) [!\[Impact Sprinkler Mechanism 2\](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Impact_Sprinkler_Mechanism_2-300x196.jpg)](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/irrigation/) ### [Garden Irrigation Systems Explained](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/irrigation/) Gone are the days of running the sprinkler during hot, lazy summer afternoons. A residential garden irrigation system is becoming [Read More »](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/irrigation/) [!\[4581 gardenwaterlead\](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4581-gardenwaterlead-300x180.jpg)](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/watering/) ### [How to Water Your Garden Properly](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/watering/) How to water your garden depends almost entirely on one thing: your soil. Understanding your soil type is the first [Read More »](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/watering/) [!\[pumpkin seedling\](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pumpkin-seedling-300x200.jpg)](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/successfully-sowing-seeds/) ### [How to Sow Seeds Successfully](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/successfully-sowing-seeds/) Successfully sowing seeds… Springtime, is the right time for sowing seeds for your summer vegetable and flower gardens. 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Heralding the coming of spring, Magnolias, especially the deciduous varieties hold a [Read More »](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/magnificent-magnolias/) [!\[ch wide mulch 20121126231108575608 620x0\](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ch_wide_mulch_20121126231108575608-620x0-300x169.jpg)](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/mulch-mulch-mulch/) ### [Garden Mulch: Choosing and Using It Well](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/mulch-mulch-mulch/) In our climate, garden mulch is one of the most sensible, cost effective treatments you can apply to your garden [Read More »](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/mulch-mulch-mulch/) [!\[14366 cherry blossoms 1680x1050 flower wallpaper\](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/14366-cherry-blossoms-1680x1050-flower-wallpaper-300x188.jpg)](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/winterwhere-did-my-garden-go/) ### [What Happens to Your Garden in Winter](https://hedgeandstone.com.au/winterwhere-did-my-garden-go/) At first glance, your winter garden may appear to be barely alive in the long, dark cold days. 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