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Pheonix Rising
When Don Burke visited Marysville in Victoria to see how the township is recovering from the devastating Black Saturday bushfires, discovering Bruno’s garden was like witnessing a Phoenix rising from the ashes . photos brent wilson Animan Dancing in the Wind Fountain...
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 resources, click here For our money-savers home-made garden sprays and other recipes, click here ...
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 pop group, Abba. One popular indoor plant of the seventies was the Chinese Happy Plant, Dracaena fragrans ‘Massangeana’ also known as the...
Flood recovery tips
Flood recovery tips The March 2011 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on sale nationally from Monday, February 21, has a major flood recovery feature, but to get the much-need info out to everyone as quickly as possible, we have also set up an Adobe acrobat...
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Seed companies
Seed Companies: We are often asked where old-fashioned or rare varieties of seeds can be found. The following companies should be able to help: seedsavers.net greenharvest.com.au roystonpetrieseeds.com.au edenseeds.com.au
Ladco Blaster Nozzle
The hose nozzle mentioned by Don recently on A Current Affair is a Ladco Blaster Nozzle. RRP is $6.94 It is available at some Bunnings stores and some Mitre 10 Stores. If there are none available Bunnings should be able to do a special order for people since...

Water Plants – Lotus
There are a number of different plants throughout the world that are referred to under the name of lotus (family Nelumbonaceae) but in Australia there are principally two varieties available. They are the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) and the sacred lotus (Nelumbo...

Naked Ladies – Amaryllis and Autumn Crocus
There are two autumn-flowering plants with the common name of naked ladies. Amaryllis Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna) are closely related to clivias and hippeastrums. These large, pear-shaped bulbs flower in autumn. The flowering stems, which may be up to 1m...
