Last month we looked at the small fluffy white dog breeds and it emerged that the West Highland White Terrier was the best one for families and that the Maltese was the worst. Due to feedback asking for more information on other breeds, we are now looking at the ten...
Question From: Ann in Semaphore, Adelaide SA Nature of problem: I have a very old lemon tree that has been growing in the lawn but it has now died. Can I plant another lemon tree in the same place or would that not be best? The tree had the lawn cut back from...
Kids get far more fun out of life than us big people. Everything is fun & and adventure. … So how do you create a fabulous kids’ garden? Well, it’s very easy. Kids love flowers to pick that grow fast like daisies (marguerite daisies are excellent) and annuals...
As you fly into most cities and towns of Australia at the moment, you’ll see purple dots before your eyes. If you are sober, these are almost certainly tibouchinas – which are purple flowering shrubs. The two favourites are Alstonville which grows 5m or so tall...
Have you ever seen the long conga-lines of processionary caterpillars struggling across your lawn or garden at this time of the year? They are off to find a place to hide where they metamorphose into moths. Usually this is a football-size tangle of webbing either in...
With the rampant growth from many plants over the last 6 months or so, it’s very possible that autumn colour may run late in many areas this year. The constant rain and humidity have encouraged many plants and weeds to grow as never before. Equally, powdery mildew...
Question From: john barrot in mildura, mildura VIC Nature of problem: dying plant Type of Plant (if known): silver streak Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself): just dyied for no reason that i know, same as neighbour...
Question From: ms s farmer in hunters hill , sydney NSW Nature of problem: need privacy screen with advanced plants Type of Plant (if known): syzigium resilence or magnolia little gem Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems...
It is still time to plant kale which is a variety of cabbage, broccoli, cabbage, Asian greens, spinach, silverbeet, peas of all kinds, lettuce, broadbeans and carrots. Asian greens are probably the easiest and best of the lot. Place half egg shells around all of...
It’s time to plant all peas: sugar snap peas, snow peas, common peas and the beautiful flowering sweet peas. … a word of caution though. Many areas of Australia turned into Bangladesh with its tropical monsoon climate over summer. Rains occurred almost every day...