Terra Solarus is run by renowned Canberra horticulturist Jackie Warburton MAIH, and her husband Bret Warburton.
With over 13 years working together, Jackie and Bret have built a strong reputation as the "go to" team for everything horticulture; working on some of Canberra's most beautiful gardens and showcasing their own amazing gardens over the years.
But it's helping everyday Canberrans create and maintain their own gardens that Jackie and Bret love most.
From general garden maintenance to plant selection, garden design or elm tree treatments, you can trust that your garden is in the right hands with Jackie and Bret.
Jackie is also a registered horticulturist with 20 years' experience in the industry and several notable titles and memberships, including:
In addition, Jackie provides scaled digital designs and horticultural plans for landscapers, home owners, and architects, as well as Horticultural Management Plans for strata management and body corporate (including a site plan, existing plant identification, digital drawings, and a specific plan for the site).
To learn more about how Jackie and Bret can help with your garden, check out their Services in the top menu or get in touch!
Podcast about designing gardens for heat and drought
Succulent plants are survival experts (Ep 109)
Follow Jackie's column in Canberra's City News
hortinsights article: What Is A Succulent And What Makes Them Different From Other Plants?
ABC podcast, May 2021.
Read about the historic Huntly garden (of which Jackie Warburton was gardener).
The Horticultural Society Magazine profiled Jackie and Brett's beautiful garden.
Read the Canberra Times write up on Jackie's garden and the Open Gardens Australia scheme.
City News write up about Jackie's cactus garden and Open Gardens Australia.
Read Good Food's profile on Jackie's sustainable garden.
City News profile on successful Canberra Women in Business.
Canberra Weekly profile of Jackie's garden (page 66).
Bowral Garden Club June 2024
Elm Leaf Beetle and Garden Maintenance
NZ Cactus Conference - New Plymouth, March 2024
What makes a Succulent a Succulent
How to grow cacti in a cold climate
Euphorbias
Get together – Cactus and Succulent Society Perth, Sep 2023
My best succulent books for Australian growers
Braidwood garden Club, August 2023
Adapting your garden in times of extreme weather
Cactus & Succulent Society of ACT, May 2023
Cold Climate Cacti
Harden Community Garden, Nov 2022
Succulent talk and workshop
Belconnen Garden Club, July 2022
Succulents in the garden
The English in Australia (Canberra Branch), July 2022
Trees in the Canberra Region
Succulenticon- Cactus & Succulent Society of South Australia, Oct 2022
Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
Growing Cacti in a cold climate
Horticultural Society of Canberra – Nov 2021
Some classic Succulent gardens
Yass Garden Club, Nov 2021
Growing Succulents in a cold climate.
Cactus & Succulent Society of ACT, Sep 2020
Planning a Succulent garden
Cactus and Succulent Society of ACT, May 2018
Cristate and Montrose Succulents
Friends of the National Arboretum Canberra, July 2017
Hot and Cold, High and Dry: Growing Succulents in Canberra
Yass Garden Club, July 2016
Prepare your plants for Winter
Belconnen Garden Club, August 2016
How to grow Succulents in a Canberra climate
Braidwood garden Club, August 2016
How to grow Succulents in a Braidwood climate
Horticultural Society of Canberra, Oct 2015
How to grow Succulents in a Canberra Climate.
Get together – Cactus and Succulent Society of the ACT 2011
Pests and Diseases of Cacti and Succulents
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