Succulents - a huge number of varieties, succulents are easy to grow and add colour and interest to any garden.

Succulents prefer an open, well drained soil and grow well in pots. Succulents are low maintenance and don’t require a lot of water.

Today we hear what Keith’s Top 10 Succulents are:

1.Tree Aloe, Aloe Barberae, - grows up to 6-9 metres x 3-6 meters. Long straight trunk with a huge succulent head. Pest and disease free.

2. Kalanchoe beharensis, sometimes known as Elephant Ear Kalanchoe or Felt bush. Large felty leaves up to 40cm

3.Cussonia paniculata - growis up to 5 meters with large sculptured and textured leaves.

4.Century Plant, Agave attenuata, has beautiful smooth soft silver foliage in a big rosette.

5. Burbank’s Spineless, Opuntia ficus-indica, . This is a non-invasive form of the prickly pear.

6.Blue Chalk, Senecio serpens, is a beautiful grey groundcover with its cylindrical blue chalks that produces branches of fluffy creamy-white flowers.

7.Australian Pig Face, Carpobrotus rossii is an Australian native that grows in sand along coastlines. The leaves are dark green and it produces a pinky-purple flower with a yellow center that becomes an edible fig.

8. Cotyledon orbiculate ‘Sliver Waves’ is a stunning sculptural plant with large powdery silver leaves and is perfect with pastel coloured plants.

9.Aeonium arboretum ‘Schwarzkopf’ - a stunning plant of black-maroon leaves. It will produce large heads of yellow which contrast beautifully with the dark leaves.

10. Dwarf flowering Aloe - produces masses of single coloured flower stalks. These come in a multitude of colours from yellow, orange, white, red and multi coloured forms.

Happy gardening!

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Q&A time again! Who will be this month’s lucky winner of the fabulous prize donated by The Plant Runner?

• What to line our planter boxes with? Any HDPE (High-density polyethylene) is safe for Pinapple guava lining planter boxes. The thicker the better!
• Where to find Lignite Humate? Keith can’t recommend Clyde's Compost and Clyde’s lignite highly enough, now available at selected Bunnings stores (in Vic). Failing that, Keith suggests BioChar (try Charman) - 2 litres per 2 sq.m and Neutrog Gogo Juice
• Low hedging/edible hedge suggestions - when terracing, low levels can have higher hedges and gradually decrease size as you go up. From bottom up: Pineapple guava, Tasmanian Pepperberry, Goji Berry, Salt Bush, Chilean Guava, Tea Plant, Midyim Berry
• Keith shares some tips on Rondeletia leucophylia
• As with any herbicide, always follow the directions when using Slasher.
• Can you add compost over ground covers? Yes, lightly won’t be a problem! Also consider Charlie Carp
• Keith explains how to reduce high pH levels

Keep sending in your questions via DM to Muddy Boots or where needed in between episodes, reach out to Keith @ke_landscape_consultant

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What are the challenges of gardening on a large, rural property? Today we meet Cass Hooke, garden consultant, to tell us more about her experience about building a new garden from scratch.

From her family upbringing to her first paid job with gardener Robert Boyle, Cass has immersed herself with landscaping and gardening. With a passion for conservation and the protection of threatened species, we hear about Cass’s journey and the creation of her garden with all the challenges of low rainfall, bore water and a harsh climate.

Cass share’s her journey of the creation of her rural Riverina NSW garden via her instagram @outbackgardens.

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