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Soap Holder: The French Alternative Keen gardeners don't seem to notice the grime and gunk that comes off their hands when they wash up in the bathroom at the end of a gardening session. Jackie French has a...

Soil Type Test Soil is the most important gardening basic there is, so it pays to get it right. Here are Don’s tips on working out what kind of soil you have, how to test the pH of your...

Spraying a FertiliserOne of the easiest and best ways to give your garden a quick boost of fertiliser is to use an applicator that clicks straight onto the hose. Don recommends filling the applicator with a mixture of half Seasol...

Spring FertilisersPlants produce most of their annual growth over the next few weeks, so it is important to fertilise them now. Most plants: use Dynamic Lifter, slow release fertiliser, or liquid Nitrosol (apply liquid fertilisers with a hose end...

Spring Fertilisers In the wild, plants are nourished by a constant diet of decaying plant and animal matter. But in the artificial environment of the garden, plants need to supplement their diet with fertilisers. Spring is the time to...

The front garden of this Federation house was suffering from lack of water. Although an attractive box hedge ran along the back of the bed, the Iceberg rose in front of the hedge needed...

Spring Garden Tips Don Burke has a few suggestions for brightening up a spring garden, adding colour, interest and a bit of whimsy. Three of the best azaleas which will give strong structure and...

Spring Jobs Kit Most of Australia has just emerged from the awful El Nino drought. Our garden plants have suffered badly through this period. So, this is the most important spring in the last 10...

Spring Rose CareRoses are among the best flowering plants in the world - for outstanding colour, perfume and cut flowers they're hard to beat. However, roses do have special needs. If they don't receive the right...

In the Southern Hemisphere spring officially begins on the 1st of September, but technically it is around the 22nd of September (called the vernal equinox) when the days are of equal length to the nights. Unlike humans,...