Baby’s tears is a ground cover plant with tiny leaves. It grows in moist areas and has a moss-like appearance. Details Common name: Baby’s tears, angel’s tears, helxine. Botanic name: Soleirolia soleirolii. The plant is named after M. Soleirol, a...
The simplest things can make a big difference to the environment. For example, if you use lots of fertiliser on your lawn it will be beautifully lush and green. However, the excess nutrient will eventually be washed down the drain, then to a river or creek....
An Australian native plant that occurs naturally in New Zealand as well is Canberra Grass. In fact it is not a grass and has an appearance like moss but is from the same family as the carnation (Family Caryophylloceae). Plant Details Common name: Canberra Grass (in...
Everybody wants the perfect lawn which looks as good as a bowling green without all the hard work. An old favourite is Kikuyu lawn, a runner grass which is vigorous and easy to grow. Advantages: tolerant of heavy wear and traffic vigorous and easy to grow...
Steps, pavers, concrete slabs or tiles can look very stark and harsh in the garden. A popular landscaping trick is to tone down these areas using one of the varieties of mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus). Don visited Bronte House in Sydney, where mondo grass has been...
Everybody wants the perfect lawn which looks as good as a bowling green without all the hard work. Riley’s Super Sports couch There is a new lawn available, Riley’s Super Sports, which is a couch lawn. It stays green in winters, tolerates traffic and...
Although grasses are fashionable in gardening circles at the moment, many of them really don’t perform very well. A notable exception is a gorgeous new blue coloured Australian native grass. It is called Mingo, which is claimed to be the aboriginal name for...
Ground Covers There’s nothing as tedious as pulling up weeds, and it’s a chore that takes up a lot of valuable time. Don’t despair – there are other things you can do to help control the problem. The first step is to mulch the garden, and then...
Mondo Grass Steps, pavers, concrete slabs or tiles can look very stark and harsh in the garden. A popular landscaping trick is to tone down these areas using one of the varieties of mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus). Don visited Bronte House in Sydney, where mondo...
If you’ve always wanted to grow a lush, green lawn but you’re not having much success, the problem could be soil compaction. Grass does not grow well in compacted soil. Don’s tip Simply stamp your foot on the ground! If it feels fairly hard...