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Your local garden centreAutumn 2026
Think Pink The Strike Me Pink! campaign to raise money for cancer care for the McGrath Foundation is on again – this year on the weekend of Saturday March 21 and Sunday March 22. Breast cancer strikes randomly and three years ago it struck one of the teams at a Garden...
‘STRIKE ME PINK!’ again to support cancer care
Garden Centres of SA members are back again this coming weekend with a target of $15,000 for the McGrath Foundation with their third Strike Me Pink! campaign. The successful promotion has already raised $30,000 over two years and this year it is hoped the total will...
Sophie’s tips for Summer 2025.
Christmas Gifts Choosing gifts for family and friends who are gardeners or aspiring gardeners is easy. Plants always make a great choice, as what else can you give someone that will get bigger and better with time? There are options for any budget and if you know a...
Sophie’s tips for Spring 2025.
Spring Spring is such an exciting time, with plants bursting into new growth and blooms, the weather warming and days getting longer, and this gives us more opportunities to get out and have fun in our gardens. Even non-gardeners get the ‘gardening bug’ at this time...
Sophie’s tips for Winter 2025.
For roses… New season’s bare rooted roses are available now and it’s the best time to add another rose to your garden. Most flower from spring till late autumn and you can choose from bush, climbers or standards in a range of breathtaking colours, many with...
Sophie’s tips for Autumn 2025.
Autumn Action Autumn is the best time for action in your garden, with delightful weather and so many fun tasks to do. Get stuck into planting, feeding and pruning, and be sure to check on your indoor plants too. Refresh pot plants – pot them on, divide them, feed them...
‘Strike Me Pink’ to Raise Funds for Cancer Care
From this weekend people will enjoy the opportunity to support the McGrath Foundation and breast cancer nurses through a special fundraising promotion organised by Garden Centres of SA through its member 12 garden centres. Right through March the promotion will be...
Vadoulis Garden Centre closes
After 64 years of serving the local Gawler and surrounds community this wonderful centre closed with the retirement of owner Milton Vadoulis in mid 2024. Milton was also founding chair of the Garden Centres of SA group and was committed to independent garden centres...
Sophie’s tips for Spring 2024.
Spring into action in your garden This is the time of year to feed the whole garden, your ornamentals, fruit trees, vegies and lawn, with organic-based fertilisers. This does not feed the plants, but rather it feeds the soil, improves soil structure, and encourages...
Sophie’s tips for Winter 2024.
Cool season vegies Winter is a great time to plant cool season vegies in the vegie patch, and if you haven’t got one already, why not set one up? Choose a position that is sunny and free from the root competition of trees and large shrubs. If you have good soil,...