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About Holts Prestige Gardens

I am a gardener in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie providing regular gardening services only to residential clients and have the experience and knowledge to help you.

Let me transform your gardens and outdoor areas into beautiful liveable spaces for you to enjoy.

For regular garden maintenance, make HOLTS your first call. We are not a landscaper or a lawn mowing contractor.

You will receive reliable personal service and a genuine ongoing commitment.

Explore our site to view extraordinary before and after transformations, read testimonials and more.

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Garden Makeovers

Are your gardens a mess or in need of some changes? HOLTS are garden makeover specialists. We can deal with weeds, remove tired plants and re-plant your gardens so they become beautiful spaces.

Regular Garden Maintenance

The ultimate way to keep your gardens looking great. You can have consistent access to help from Newcastle’s most experienced garden maintenance service.

Weeding and Weed Control

Do you have weed problems? HOLTS have decades of experience in dealing with all types of weed situations.

Mulching

HOLTS can apply all types of mulch to your gardens so that they are healthier and look good at the same time.

Planting of Shrubs

We can supply the right plants for your situation and plant them out correctly.

Trimming & Pruning

HOLTS have the equipment and experience to maintain hedges, prune your roses and help keep your gardens in good shape!

Fertilising

Supply and application of the best products to suit your gardens so that they grow beautifully.

Container Plantings

We have a passion for growing spectacular potted and large container plants. The possibilities are endless. Enhance your garden, courtyard, pool area or outdoor space and provide greenery or colour.

How Holts Prestige Gardens can help you!

We carry out long term regular garden maintenance services in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie; offering reliable and competent servicing with 30 years of wide ranging experience. Over this time, using this experience, many very unsatisfactory, messy and difficult gardens have been transformed into beautiful spaces; making these properties more pleasing places to live with and greatly improving their re-sale value.

When you take a look around our website, you’ll see the positive reviews and photos which show multiple examples of gardens which have had a lot of help from Holts. This is something which sets us apart from everyone else. I won’t just tell you what I can do for you and your gardens; I can show you what I have done; with a lot of impressive before and after photos. There is no other gardening service anywhere with more experience or more examples of gardens which have been so greatly improved. A number of my competitors were not even born in 1993.

Holts can also help should you wish to plant out your gardens with good performing, suitable plants. I know what will work in your situation as a result of many years of maintenance gardening. And just as importantly, I can prevent problem plants from ever making it to your place.

Finally, you can rely on HOLTS to provide you with a level of service, hands on experience and commitment which is unrivalled. And the result will be that your gardens will become better maintained, neater, more beautiful and with little or no noxious weeds over time.

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Brian looks after my hedge which serves as my front fence. He does such a wonderful job. I am so proud of how my hedge looks! He is communicative, professional and knowledgeable. He knows exactly when to schedule in a trim based on the season and weather. When he first started one side of my hedge was not as thick as the other side, and he knew exactly what to do to encourage more growth. Highly recommend!
Danielle Amos

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Top 6 reasons to call Brian
  1. Brian knows what he’s doing, with 30 years of experience
  2. Others tell you what they can do. Brian can show you great examples of what he has done
  3. Brian is creative and this creatively shows up in the results that he delivers
  4. Brian is particular and pays a lot of attention to detail resulting in continual improvement of gardens in his care
  5. Nearly all who have hired Brian over the long history of this business have said how happy they are that they made a very good choice
  6. Many properties maintained by HOLTS have sold for higher values than expected, as a direct result of the gardens
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About The Gardener

Hi, I’m Brian Holt.
I’ve been around gardens all of my life and a professional maintenance gardener for 30 years. Prior to that I was a school teacher, after graduating in 1980 at Mitchell College of Advanced Education in Bathurst. My own beautiful gardens are testament to how much I love gardening!

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What do Brian's clients say

We appreciate the fact that you come when you say you will and when you are here you give us value for our money.
Maralyn & Carl JefferyThornton, Newcastle
We are extremely busy running our own business.Before we employed Brian Holts services our gardens were just too much for us to look after. Now the whole family gets to enjoy our lawns & gardens without having to spend our one day off a week mowing, weeding and trimming.Brian has turned our gardens into something to admire, a far cry from the overgrown bunch of plants previously on display.To make the most of your spare time, call Brian, we are sure you will find it worth it.
Tony & MicheleEleebana, Lake Macquarie
I am thrilled with how good it looks. I have never seen the garden look this good. In fact I feel good just looking at it. When others have done work on the garden they have just touched the surface; but you clearly have the ‘Midas touch’ to make long-term improvement. I know that if you keep maintaining our garden in the next year it will continue to thrive and to add value and visual pleasure to the whole neighbourhood. I will recommend you whenever I have the chance.
Peter KelsoElermore Vale
I would like to acknowledge and thank Brian for an amazing job over the last 2 days. He has literally transformed my entire garden to help me prepare the house for sale. He worked tirelessly after I called him in on very short notice. Every cent well spent as I’m certain this will add thousands to my sale price. The garden looks better than it ever has.
Emma TobinRankin Park
Holt’s Prestige Gardens have now been servicing our garden and it has truly never looked so good. The garden and lawns are now always tidy, well maintained and look fabulous, leaving us with a lot more time on the weekend. There are no organisational hassles, the services are regular and without any effort on my part which makes it all very easy.
MargoWhitebridge, Lake Macquarie
Brian has been caring for my garden for several years and I’ve been happy to recommend his services to others. He is extremely reliable, thorough and hard working and sees the role of garden maintenance as requiring his creativity as well as labour. Over time he has significantly enhanced both the appearance and ambience of my garden and is always ready to provide advice about plantings to support the overall effect of the garden.
Kathleen De FlonValentine
Brian looks after my hedge which serves as my front fence. He does such a wonderful job. I am so proud of how my hedge looks! He is communicative, professional and knowledgeable. He knows exactly when to schedule in a trim based on the season and weather. When he first started one side of my hedge was not as thick as the other side, and he knew exactly what to do to encourage more growth. Highly recommend!
Danielle AmosValentine
Brian has been working in our garden for over 6 years. His first challenge was to tame the Murraya bushes, which I planted 12 years earlier on our eastern boundary, into a hedge. Brian has done an outstanding job, stepping the hedge perfectly up our steep block. The precision of Brian's work never ceases to impress our visitors. For over 12 months Brian's second challenge has been to bring the soil in our numerous gardens beds back to life. I have learnt a lot about soil biology from Brian and the revitalisation of our numerous azaleas and gardenias is testament to his knowledge.
Jane Healey

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Some of my trimming work. Are you looking for an experienced gardener? Try 32 years...

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Trimming Buxus microphylla Microphylla ( Korean Boxwood ). I’ve been slowly improving this hedge for...

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Orchids are mostly grown in pots & if you have the right spot in the...

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One of my regular maintenance gardens; this delightful space is kept looking good with 4...

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In a moment peace & harmony changed to alarm & it was action stations as...

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f you like Rosellas & mauve flowers, then you can have both of you plant...

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These are growing in my garden. I’m a gardener for my living but also a...

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Colourful with a capital C are these Crotons. They’re growing in a customers garden in...

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Some garden scenes & a sunset. Most of these were from my garden as the...

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Garden installation complete after removal of masses of concrete rubble, gravel, old cement pavers &...

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In this cottage style garden I’ve created for a customer there are many vibrant flowers...

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Frangipani come in so many vibrant colours. They can grow into lovely trees, bringing annual...

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Scenes from my job today at Lakelands NSW. The first image is of Liriope Evergreen...

This potted Olive tree is in an enormous pot in my customer’s garden. The tree was under planted with annuals (by someone else), so once they expired, I planted it out with tough low growing plants which tolerate dryness. That includes variegated Mondo Grass, Euphorbia Graminea & Aeonium. These were mostly taken from divisions & cuttings of plants already growing in the gardens. As they mature the contrasting foliage is an eye catching feature. And it’s all one part of the benefits of having a regular garden service #gardens #gardeningideas #mygardenlife
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This potted Olive tree is in an enormous pot in my customer’s garden. The tree...

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A garden i created & regularly maintain. There are minimal weeds which are easily dealt...

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One of my regular maintenance gardens in Merewether Heights NSW. This property could rightly be...

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One of my regular maintenance gardens in Lakelands NSW in the Lake Macquarie area. There’s...

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This is my rainforest project in my customer’s Garden Suburbs property. It started as a...

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Results are what makes this customer happy with their gardens in The Junction, NSW. From...

A Murraya hedge regularly maintained by HOLTS. The owner gave me a great review. She says ‘Brian does such a wonderful job. I am so proud of how my hedge looks! He is communicative, professional & knowledgeable. He knows exactly when to schedule a trim based the season & the weather. ..Highly recommend!’ #hedgetrimming #gardenmaintenance #murrayahedge #mygardenlife
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A Murraya hedge regularly maintained by HOLTS. The owner gave me a great review. She...

My favourite Salvia, probably known by several different names. It has crimson flowers & this one is in a regular maintenance garden which I service each 4 weeks. I’ve been taking cuttings. Salvias will grow in hot dry situations once established but do better if watered. When they are finished, you cut them down hard. There are many varieties with different coloured flowers & dimensions. They flower prolifically #salvia #flowers #gardens #gardenmaintenance #gardener
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My favourite Salvia, probably known by several different names. It has crimson flowers & this...

Safe hands for your gardens. This is a tiny onion weed plant. If left you will have a major garden weed problem. Spotting details like this & dealing with them comes from experience, knowledge & care #newcastlegardener #experience
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Safe hands for your gardens. This is a tiny onion weed plant. If left you...

Plants rambling through other plants works for me; like these red Pelargoniums. And densely planting like this keeps things cool & shelters from wind #ramblinggarden #pelargoniums #redflowers #mygardenlife #gardenhacks #gardendesign #garden #gardenmaintenance #gardenersnewcastle
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Plants rambling through other plants works for me; like these red Pelargoniums. And densely planting...

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A sample of the plants I planted in Karen’s front garden. This place was a...

Journey of a garden; from a jungle of Philodendron Selloum to a tropical look garden with easy care plants & mainly a focus on foliage. Scroll across to see the different stages. Plants have been gradually & carefully incorporated & nearly all of the plants were grown from divisions, cuttings & my own stock. The soil was largely clay & this was not discarded but amended with the addition of a mineral sand based mix, gypsum & organic mulch. It is now well drained & moisture holding. The aspect with morning to mid afternoon sun, cloistered nature of the garden & depth of soil make it a garden which never needs watering & it has a micro climate that means plants thrive in it. There are also no weeds to worry about. Does it seem to good to be true? #supergarden #easycaregarden #tropicallookgarden #gardenmakeover #waterwisegarden #droughtproofgarden #gardenmaintenance
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Journey of a garden; from a jungle of Philodendron Selloum to a tropical look garden...

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Some open garden scenes from the Tilligery Peninsula, Port Stephens area in NSW on the...

This was revealed when I cut some firewood with a chainsaw; quite a while ago now #canyoubelieveit #alienface #smileyface
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This was revealed when I cut some firewood with a chainsaw; quite a while ago...

How about this for a good looking Aussie native ground cover plant which is tough, both frost & dryness tolerant. It’s Hibbertia pedunculata “Boomers” & is flowering profusely now in our spring. It also flowers in summer & spot flowers in the cooler weather. It just requires good drainage & sun to part shade. Here it is in a customer’s garden where I planted it. If you require ongoing regular garden maintenance in Newcastle or Lake Macquarie NSW, reach out to me. You could be looking at glorious flowers like this every day #gardener #gardenmaintenance #mygardenlife #flowers #gardens #gardening #gardeninglife
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How about this for a good looking Aussie native ground cover plant which is tough,...

Two gorgeous plants at my customer’s Japanese garden. The first is a very established Azalea shrub which I’ve carefully cultured over some years; removing pest affected leaves by hand & resisting the urge to contain it by allowing longer, almost straggly branches to remain. The effect is very arty. The second is Loropetalum Chinensis, a white flowering form of this plant; trimmed into a formal shape. It’s a vigorous plant which handles trimming very well #japanesegarden #azalea #artygarden #arty #photography #mygardenlife #pinkflowers #gardens #gardenpics #gardener
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Two gorgeous plants at my customer’s Japanese garden. The first is a very established Azalea...

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Scenes from a beautiful Japanese garden which I maintain. This was a mess when I...

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Spring time means spring flowers. This is my garden. If you need a gardener to...

StarJasmine trained & pruned to grow over a diamond patterned wire trellis; showing its progress from 2022, when I took on these gardens, until now (scroll across to view). And this is only one of many triumphs in these gardens #gardenmaintenance #gardener #mygardenlife #newcastlegardener #gardens
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StarJasmine trained & pruned to grow over a diamond patterned wire trellis; showing its progress...

You know that onion weed in your garden that makes you cry yourself to sleep every night? It starts off like this & can only properly be dealt with at a micro level. It takes hawk eyed attention to details to beat onion weed. Thats what I do #onionweed #weeding #gardenmaintenance #gardenersnewcastle #gardener
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You know that onion weed in your garden that makes you cry yourself to sleep...

This is Strelitzia nicolai, or Giant Bird of Paradise. Don’t plant this thing, unless you’re on acreage & have the space for something which eventually forms a clump up to 5 metres across. It pushes fences & retaining walls over & will have you sobbing in your sleep #strelizia #giantbirdofparadise #dontdoit #gardening #avoid #mygardenlife #gardener
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This is Strelitzia nicolai, or Giant Bird of Paradise. Don’t plant this thing, unless you’re...

Two of my citrus trees. If you like citrus, this is one of the things I can help you with. I provide regular services only & help my regular customers with all garden maintenance including planting citrus in the ground & in large pots #gardencare #gardeningservices #newcastlegardener #gardenmaintenance #citrus #citruscare #mygardenlife
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Two of my citrus trees. If you like citrus, this is one of the things...

Asplenium aka Birds Nest Ferns, self generating in this New Lambton Heights garden. HOLTS has been maintaining this garden for many years; bringing it back from a neglected mess of weeds to the exceptional gardens which they are today. The very rocks in the garden were buried in soil & in this spot there was a well established colony of Fine Leafed Asparagus Fern. Dislodging the many rocks & dealing with this weed, recreated a beautiful rockery. And that’s where the Birds Nest Ferns have started to appear. It’s a healthy ecosystem which is alive. And that is only one of many rescue missions which have taken place. What that says about me is that I’m a detail person when it comes to garden maintenance. This story is typical of what I do, which is long term industry leading maintenance. I have more incredible rescued garden projects to my credit than anyone else; with a career exceeding 30 years. That’s why I say that my competitors boast about what they could do for you. I can show you so many examples of what I’ve actually done. #mygardenlife #newcastlegardener #gardenmaintenance #longestservinggardener #bestgardeningservice #gardenernewcastlensw
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Asplenium aka Birds Nest Ferns, self generating in this New Lambton Heights garden. HOLTS has...

One of my favourite plants is Bergenia, aka Pig squeaks. This is it in flower now, in our winter. It’s growing in dappled light under trees, in shallow well drained soil. There are a number of varieties #pigsqueaks #bergenia #winterflowers #inaustralia #inmygarden #gardens #gardening #gardentips #gardenmaintenance #newcastlegardener #gardener #pinkflowers
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One of my favourite plants is Bergenia, aka Pig squeaks. This is it in flower...

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Now is a great time to plant cuttings here & also plants. This is a...

Trim leggy growth from your Alternanthera at this time of year (winter for us here in Australia). That way they’ll put resources into growing fresh new purple shoots instead of trying to grow seeds #gardentips #gardenhacks #mygardenlife #gardening
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Trim leggy growth from your Alternanthera at this time of year (winter for us here...

A Camellia Japonica I’ve had in a pot for close on 30 years. A customer asked me to dig it out of her garden & it’s been with me ever since, like so many other ‘orphans’ in my garden. I’ve discovered that Camellias like to be kept moist in pots & this one is hanging into more flowers this year because of all of our rain this winter. Along with many other plants it also received a dollop of compost before the flowers opened. If you like Camellias but don’t have much space, keeping them in pots is easy & they remain compact. They especially look good on verandahs of old houses; offering that touch of elegant old world charm #camellia #potplants #flowers #camelliacare #camelliasinpots #mygardenlife🌹🌼🏵
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A Camellia Japonica I’ve had in a pot for close on 30 years. A customer...

Photo taken by the Mars Rover. I plan to turn this into a garden. Rubble & onion weed have to go. Do you think man (gardener) can conquer this inhospitable landscape? #surfaceofmars #ashocker #gardenfix #canhedoit #willmankindprevail
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Photo taken by the Mars Rover. I plan to turn this into a garden. Rubble...

Lotus Vine (Lotus Maculatus) aka Parrot’s Beak, growing in a customer’s garden. Iv we successfully grown a cutting at my place. I’d like it in a hanging basket. How good are those flowers? #lotusvine #flowers #fleurs #mygardenlife
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Lotus Vine (Lotus Maculatus) aka Parrot’s Beak, growing in a customer’s garden. Iv we successfully...

My Dwarf Thornless Bougainvillea in pots. These are tough, great looking plants which do well in containers. Though the one with the pink had to be brought back from the dead, when it lost all its leaves & had very few roots ( probably Curl Grubs had been through the soil) #bougainvillea #gardens #gardening #mygardenlife #gardenmaintenance
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My Dwarf Thornless Bougainvillea in pots. These are tough, great looking plants which do well...

So you’re thinking, a little splash of Star Jasmine would be nice around the front of the house. Yes it would but be prepared to do a lot of trimming to keep it contained. And when you do, wear old clothes & eye protection, as it rains down white milky sap which won’t come out of clothes. Maybe don’t pick Star Jasmine for a spot like this #gardenmaintenancenewcastle #gardener #gardenersnewcastle #starjasmine #mygardenlife #abcmygarden
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So you’re thinking, a little splash of Star Jasmine would be nice around the front...

My customer will come home from OS to find this as a value added bonus. I had serviced their gardens & was ready to leave but saw this old chimney pot. So I potted up some ground cover Rosemary which I had & put the plastic pot into the chimney pot. It’s a plant which can cope with neglect so there’s almost a guarantee of success #rosemary #oldchimneypot #gardeningservicesnewcastle
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My customer will come home from OS to find this as a value added bonus....

Would you be wanting to remove this shrub or would you like the effect of the knarled branches? It’s in my customer’s Japanese themed garden, where exposed & aged looking wood on shrubs is desirable #agedplants #japanesegarden #mygardenlife #abcmygarden #gardenmaintenance #newcastlegardener
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Would you be wanting to remove this shrub or would you like the effect of...

This isn’t a brag post or example of my work. Far from it. It’s an example of what not to plant & why. There was a time when I thought Yucca was a great plant for growing in pots. But putting them in a garden isn’t a good long term plan; especially in a situation like this, with limited room & retaining walls. It hasn’t stopped growing & eventually these nearby structures will be damaged as the hydraulic pressure exerted by this plant refuses to be contained. Its full name is Yucca Elephantipes. ‘No prizes given for what elephant means in this context. I would think ‘adjective’ huge (pick an appropriate adjective). Having said that, they can be effectively removed by carefully hollowing them out with a mattock, down to the roots, which are then also dug out. Ofcourse the main part above is first cut off with a bow saw, or similar. The trunk is pretty much of the consistency of a potato #gardenmaintenance #yucca #yuccaeleohantipes #problemplants #justdont #mygardenlife #gardenersnewcastle #inaustralia🇦🇺 #abcmygardenparty
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This isn’t a brag post or example of my work. Far from it. It’s an...

It’s Camellia time. If you’re looking for one of these gems to add to your garden, from now on is the time to see them in flower. Although most will handle a fair bit of sun, dappled light is best #camellia #gardens #gardeningservices #newcastlegardener #camellia
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It’s Camellia time. If you’re looking for one of these gems to add to your...

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One of my regular maintenance gardens in New Lambton NSW. I’ve been working on the...

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Another part of last week’s very busy schedule, at Coal Point. The owner loved having...

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