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Best Pot Plants for Shade
Burke’s Backyard list of the top 10 best pot plants for shade. Don has listed plants to suit a variety of climates. To find out which ones grow best in your area, check with your local nursery. Note: not all shade-tolerant plants do well in a pot, but these ones do! read more -
Growing Olives in Coastal NSW
GROWING OLIVES IN COASTAL NSW OLIVE trees prefer a Mediterranean climate and Mediterranean soils, or they will struggle to grow... read more -
Bottlebrush
Bottlebrushes (Callistemon spp.) are among the hardiest of Australian native plants. They are long lived, require minimal maintenance and are... read more -
Best Potting Mixes
Our March 2013 issue of ‘Burke’s Backyard’ magazine features a major investigation into the potting mixes you buy at your... read more -
Spring Tips: Repotting, Fertilising Citrus, Edibles in Containers
Don looked at some ‘must do jobs’ for spring. Repot now Over the next few weeks plants will make about... read more -
Drought Tips
A drought is a tough time for all plants in your garden, especially the poor brown lawn. Here are Don’s... read more -
Cycad Blue Butterfly
THE CULPRIT It’s this cycad blue butterfly which is doing the damage. sick cycads Don Burke says if your sago... read more -
Money savers links
May 2012 BBY magazine money-savers links, recipes and contacts For our list of money-savers links to freebies, cheapies and recycled... read more -
Happy Plant – Dracaena fragrans ‘Massangeana’
Some of the unforgettable things which were popular in the 1970’s were shag pile carpet, the bean bag and the... read more -
Faking For Profit
It’s OK to fake it, says expert renovator Cherie Barber. When you are renovating, faking it is all about getting... read more -
Money savers home-made garden recipes
You can make your own non-toxic controls for some common insect pests as well as free liquid fertiliser for the... read more -
Money savers recycling, freebies and cheapies links
Online cheapies/auction/classified sites eBay: www.ebay.com.au Grays online: www.graysonline.com Freecycle: www.freecycle.org/group/AU Trading Post: www.tradingpost.com.au Quicksales: www.quicksales.com.au Gum tree: www.gumtree.com.au Recycled links... read more