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Many parts of Australia have been affected by drought in recent times. Lawns in those areas have tended to thin out and die back. Dryness combined with mowing too close...

Small ferny bright green growths in your lawn in winter are the beginnings of the nasty prickles that will bother you in summer as they indicate bindii. The colder months are the time to deal with bindii (Soliva pterosperma) in...

Bindii Grows in Compacted Areas One of life's pleasures is to go without shoes in summer - unless there's bindii in your lawn. If you've ever had bindii prickles in your bare feet, you'll know how painful it...

Don showed how to make a garden that would be highly bird attracting. The garden selected to be made over backed onto bushland and was roughly twenty metres by two metres in size. Before...

Birdbaths One of the incredible privileges of living in Australia is being able to watch such a wonderful collection of native birds. The best way to bring them into your backyard is to plant native Australian plants such as...

Black Jelly Bean Plant: The French Alternative If you're like Jackie French and love the smell of aniseed, but don't really go for black jelly beans, anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) could be a great alternative. A member of...

Black Kangaroo Paw Don demonstrated how good black kangaroo paws can look in a large, glazed pot. The black kangaroo paw (Macropidia fuliginosa) is one of our most spectacular Australian native plants. It...

Black Magic MakeoverDon made over the front garden of a Sydney cottage using a dramatic mixture of black and yellow foliage plants. The wonderful thing about foliage plants is that they look good all year...

Black PlantsWhen discussing colour in the garden black plants usually don't rate a mention, although there are quite a few available which have either very dark, blackish leaves or black flowers. They can look very stylish used in bright...

Bleeding Heart VineThere are over 400 species of clerodendrums, including climbers, shrubs, herbaceous plants and trees, and they are mostly from warm climates. Many, like the Bleeding Heart Vine, have very showy flowers. Plant detailsCommon name: Bleeding...