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Don's first impression of this garden was that it looked 'messy'. The owner, Wendy Coppock, had placed potted plants of all shapes and...

Don received an email from Trina Quadrio, who lives at Floreat in Western Australia. Trina purchased a large urn and plinth for the entrance hall of her home. However, once the urn was in position, it didn’t have...

Even small projects or small repairs around the home can be expensive. Don looked at some of the great products available at hobby shops, for classy results without costing too much money. Hobby paint ...

Many plants do reasonably well without much fertiliser, but others (known as ‘gross feeders’) must be fertilised regularly. Citrus, roses and lawns are in the latter category. ...

Fertiliser Manure Horse manure is very fibrous, rots down quickly and is regarded as being useful for heavy clay soils because of its fibre content. It also works well on sandy soils. It can be incorporated into the soil,...

Fertilisers Plants produce most of their annual growth over the next few weeks, so it is important to fertilise them now. Lawns: use a complete lawn food, an organic food such as Dynamic Lifter formulated for...

Trees, particularly native trees, in gardens need care and attention so that they stay healthy and safe. A tree that is living in your backyard is under a lot of stress compared to the...

In spring grass starts sending up new growth, so it's the perfect time to give your lawn some extra care and attention. Water Using a fixed sprinkler (those with...

Don noticed a group of Rainbow Lorikeets feeding in a Port Jackson fig tree (Ficus rubiginosa). All the native evergreen figs, including the Port Jackson and Morton Bay figs, produce genuine fig fruit. Fig fruit forms from an enlarged, hollow...

Florilegium A love of gardening can also mean a love of books. When you find a general book on plants or something specific on a type of gardening technique it can be a real joy. However it is sometimes...