Country Garden

A gardener near Corunna, on the New South Wales south coast, reports Grevillea buxifolia, the grey spider flower, flowering in their garden. The sandstone-country native is admired for its unusual spider-like blooms but is described as uncommon in cultivation in that area, with nursery stock easier to find closer to Sydney or through Victorian native plant growers. Native plant enthusiasts are sharing the sighting and swapping tips on sourcing the species.

The Starkville Town & Country Garden Club has received 16 certificates of achievement, according to a report by The Commercial Dispatch. The awards recognise the club's work in gardening and community beautification in the Mississippi city, giving the local organisation one of its strongest showings in recent memory.

A photo collection highlights standout home gardens across Australia, ranging from small urban rooftop plots to productive gardens on working cattle farms. The images showcase the diversity of backyard growing in the country, featuring vegetable patches, native plantings and creative use of limited city space alongside large rural properties.

Country Living Magazine is telling readers to hold off on recycling cardboard boxes and put them to work in the garden instead. The tip plays on cardboard's popularity as a weed barrier, compost ingredient and sheet-mulching material, offering a low-cost way to reuse packaging while boosting soil health ahead of the growing season.

Photographs of Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town, South Africa, are being shared for their dense, jungle-like scenery. The images highlight towering trees and lush vegetation in one of the country's most famous gardens, drawing appreciation from nature and photography enthusiasts who describe the landscape as a huge South African jungle.

The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is holding its International Festival, an event celebrating cultures from around the world at the Fayetteville, Arkansas garden. Local news covered the gathering, which typically features food, music, and activities representing different countries. The festival draws families and community members each year, making it one of the garden's signature cultural events.

Garden & Gun has published a local's guide to Lexington, Kentucky, offering recommendations for experiencing the city like a resident. The piece highlights the city's signature attractions, from its horse country and bourbon culture to its food and historic neighborhoods. Readers are using it as a travel-planning resource for visiting the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region.

Country Living Magazine has published a roundup of nine royal garden ideas that promise to make an ordinary outdoor space look more expensive. The piece draws design inspiration from the grounds of royal residences and translates them into practical tips for home gardeners. It is part of a steady stream of home and garden advice content aimed at readers looking to upgrade their yards affordably.

The Financial Times has published a guide on hosting a garden party in upstate New York, presented with Dorian Grinspan. The piece walks through entertaining outdoors in the region, covering the host's approach to setting up, styling and running a summer gathering in a country garden setting.

WJHL, the ABC/CBS affiliate serving the Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia, is revisiting a 2008 segment from its Cable Country feature about Nancy's Angel Garden. The retrospective highlights a local garden destination from the station's archives, drawing nostalgic interest from viewers in the region.