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In typical Aussie style, some parts of Australia have suddenly gone from one extreme to the other – from "droughts" to "flooding rains" in one fell swoop. In this Autumn edition of In and Around Your Garden, we've tips for those of you who have had more than enough rain - it makes a welcome change from offering drought-survival advice.

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Scotts® Customer Service Team

Dealing with water-logged gardens

Dealing with water-logged gardens
Water-logged soils are dangerous for plants.

Basically, your plants will drown if the water cannot drain away and open up the pores in the soil so they can be filled with air.

Do you need to rethink plantings? Perhaps choose hardier plants like Callistemons? Read our suggestions for managing gardens that could suffer from water-logging.

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Compost and mulchAutumn is freebie time - at least for southern gardeners.

With deciduous trees dropping their leaves, there is a bounty of free mulch available for the taking.

Just think of ladybirds and praying mantises!

Find out good ways to take advantage of YOUR Autumn bonanza.

Did You Know?   Preparing your soil for a new lawn   Pest alert
Beautiful & edible!
Beautiful, edible
It may surprise you to know that all fuchsia berries are edible

We often deadhead the plants before the berries can develop, but if left to mature, fuchsias produce small fleshy dark purple fruits.

Some berries are unremarkable, but others are quite tasty.

And in New Zealand, the Kotukutuku or Tree Fuchsia bears small green to purple-red flowers with bright blue pollen. The flowers are pollinated by native Tui and Korimako birds and develop into tasty fruit.
 
pruning roses
Autumn is the perfect time to lay new turf or sow lawn seed.

Careful preparation and watering in the initial establishment phase are the keys to success.

Read our step-by-step guide for preparing your soil for seed or turf.

Nurture the soil!
Soil is the starting point for successful gardening - whether your focus is a lawn, a garden or a single potted plant. Can we help you nurture your soil?

Grow more flowers!
Grow bigger vegetables!
 Australian trials by horticultural college scientists proved it.

Watch our 1-minute demonstration of how to get more flowers and bigger vegetables from your garden.		   Army worms on the march
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Gardeners in areas that have experienced high rainfall this season should be on the alert for an invasion of army worm.

These caterpillars tend to emerge in plague proportions after heavy rain or flooding. They vary in appearance but are typically fat and darkish green with cream stripes either side of the body. They attack lawns in large numbers and can leave nothing but stubble behind as they move on.

If you see evidence of army worm, apply Scotts® Lawn Builder® + Grub & Insect Control™ without delay.
                  
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