The Profile field guide / Sydney
Grow well.
Keep it that way.
Clear, illustrated advice for maintaining plants in Sydney conditions—written to help you diagnose first, act carefully and understand when a specialist is needed.
Start with the essentials
Care guides for
real gardens.
Water & soil · 8 min
How to water newly planted trees and shrubs
A practical establishment schedule for Sydney gardens, including the finger test, deep watering and when to ease off.Read the illustrated guide ↗Plant care library
Save the guesswork. Each guide includes tools, steps, warnings and plants that suit the advice.
02Water & soil · 6 min
How to mulch garden beds correctly
Choose the right mulch, set the correct depth and avoid the common ‘mulch volcano’ that damages trunks.How to guide ↗03Water & soil · 10 min
How to improve heavy clay soil
Diagnose drainage, protect soil structure and prepare planting zones without creating a water-holding pot.How to guide ↗
04Pruning · 9 min
How to prune Australian native shrubs
Time pruning around flowering, make clean cuts and maintain dense natural form without cutting into bare old wood.How to guide ↗05Pruning · 8 min
How to keep a hedge dense from top to bottom
Set the correct profile, make formative cuts and recover patchy screens without creating a top-heavy wall.How to guide ↗06Pruning · 7 min
How to clean and sharpen secateurs
Keep pruning cuts clean, reduce disease transfer and extend tool life with a ten-minute maintenance routine.How to guide ↗
07Plant health · 10 min
How to diagnose yellow leaves
Read the pattern before reaching for fertiliser: moisture, drainage, nutrients, roots and seasonal leaf drop.How to guide ↗08Plant health · 9 min
How to manage scale insects and aphids
Confirm the pest, protect beneficial insects and use the least disruptive treatment that will work.How to guide ↗09Seasonal care · 8 min
How to prepare a Sydney garden for summer
A heat-ready checklist covering irrigation, mulch, young plants, pots and what not to do before extreme weather.How to guide ↗10Seasonal care · 12 min
How to establish a newly planted tree
The first-year essentials: root flare, staking, watering, formative checks and when to call an arborist.How to guide ↗11Seasonal care · 9 min
How to establish newly laid turf
The first six weeks decide whether turf knits into the soil or dies in strips. A week-by-week watering, mowing and traffic plan for Sydney lawns.How to guide ↗12Plant health · 8 min
How to fertilise Australian native plants
Most natives take an ordinary feed. Banksias, grevilleas and hakeas do not—and a standard fertiliser can kill them. How to tell which is which.How to guide ↗13Seasonal care · 7 min
What landscape maintenance involves, and how often
The tasks in a maintenance programme and the frequency each one actually needs, season by season — the schedule we work to on handed-over sites.How to guide ↗14Planting & selection · 10 min
How to choose the right plant for the position
Aspect, drainage, mature size and root behaviour decide whether a planting works. Getting them right costs nothing; getting them wrong is paid for every year afterwards.How to guide ↗15Planting & selection · 8 min
Why landscape plants are ordered months ahead
Advanced stock is grown, not stocked. What securing plants for a project actually involves, and what happens on a job where nobody did it.How to guide ↗Choose plants by condition
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a planting palette.
344 encyclopedia profiles
Australian natives
Local and Australian species for habitat, hardiness and provenance.104 encyclopedia profiles
Waterwise planting
Low-water species for unirrigated beds, verges and western aspects.
24 encyclopedia profiles
Coastal planting
Plants suited to salt spray, exposed wind and sandy soils.
26 encyclopedia profiles
Shade and courtyards
Reliable performers for southern aspects and under-canopy gardens.From reference to reality
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Every care guide connects to suitable plant profiles, with care notes and seasons for each species.