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A few years ago on 'Burke's Backyard', Don propagated some azaleas (the single, salmon pink, tall-growing variety 'Splendens') from cuttings. Those cuttings have now grown into strong, healthy plants. Growing plants from cuttings...

Propagating SucculentsOn last week's program we featured a stunning, succulent ball. You may have thought you'd like to make one yourself, but decided the succulents were too expensive to buy. The good news is that...

Protecting Plants From Frost - The French AlternativeMany plants are difficult to grow in cold areas because they are sensitive to frost when young. As they grow larger and older these plants become more frost...

There's something about pruning that seems to bring out aggression in people, especially men. However, pruning doesn't have to be like a shoot-out at high noon. You don't need to take out all your frustrations on your plants, nor...

Pruning a Grevillea Don carried out renovation pruning on a neglected Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'. He explained that severe pruning would kill or cure the grevillea: it would die, or it would send out new growth. Either way you're...

Pruning a Sasanqua with Don and Dave About 21 months ago Don showed how simple it is to buy an ordinary sasanqua camellia from a nursery and in just a few minutes turn it into a beautiful...

Pruning Grevilleas Grevilleas are by far the most popular Australian native plants grown in gardens today. They attract native birds to the garden and many of them flower for most of the year. The only problem is that...

Pruning Ground Cover Roses Winter is rose pruning time and the Flower Carpet or other ground cover type roses are some of the easiest to prune. They can be trimmed throughout the year to maintain...

Pruning HedgesIf you live on a busy road, it's a great idea to screen out passers-by and vehicles by planting a hedge. Hedges will also act as windbreaks, although they won't...

Pruning Hydrangeas in Autumn In most areas hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) can be pruned in March or April. Don't cut back into old, grey wood. If hydrangeas are pruned too fiercely year after year flowering will be reduced to...