Planting: sourcing, technique, spacing and establishment
Where to buy at what size, planting technique that actually works in sand, why autumn is the right season in Perth, staking only when necessary, and the establishment watering that decides whether your plant budget survives its first February.
⏱ 2 hIntermediateNot written yet
Not planted yet — but the plan for it is final
The practical task and the checklist below are exactly what this lesson will teach. What is missing is the written explanation and the curated links, each one fetched and verified before it ships.
In the meantime the checklist is genuinely usable on its own. Take it outside.
Checklist
- Plants sourced at a size that establishes well, not the biggest available
- Planted in autumn where the schedule allows
- Holes prepared wider than deep, with the root ball at the right height
- Root-bound plants teased out before planting
- Staked only where genuinely needed, and loosely
- Establishment watering plan in place from day one