Don showed some of his favourite palms: Rhapis palm: Good points: · Great indoors · Tough · Fabulous for shady areas · Doesn’t grow too tall Parlour Palm & Cascade Palm Good points: · Excellent where low growing plants are...
Palms
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In the Garden
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Australian Native Orchids
These plants are wonderful plants for semi-shaded areas. Commonly known as Dendrobiums although there has been a recent name change to Thelychitons (which is being largely ignore). Sadly, while the more common orchids such as cymbidiums are very well known, the...
Summer Tips
BUSHFIRE PROTECTION 2009 is shaping up to be another very bad bush fire summer. Many people buy pumps so they can be ready to protect their houses. These are then dropped into any water storage areas such as tanks, swimming pools or dams if available and the water is...
Tips of the Trade
Don gave some tips used by professional landscapers that could be used in your own backyard. 1. Trick of the Eye Use vertical plants to frame views or features such as pools, ponds or works of art. If views or features are viewed this way the area will look much...
Weirdest Plant In The World
The orchid qualifies as a strong contender for being the weirdest plant in the world. Their seed is like dust; it floats in the air & is the smallest seed of all plants, taking more than 1.25 million seeds to weigh a single gram. A specific fungus allows orchid...
Small Spaces
As the size of houses increase, the size of backyards decrease and the most important area is the living space where people can enjoy a quiet drink, a meal or just relax. There are many excellent examples of the sort of living areas you might find appeals to...
Top Ten Best Gardening Inventions
DYNAMIC LIFTER : A pioneering fertiliser & probably the best ever. Engineering genius, the late Norm Jennings, was the first person in the world to work out a way to pelletise chook poo so that it could be used as a highly reliable poultry fertiliser free...
Balcony Tomatoes
Just because you’ve only got a balcony, doesn’t mean you can’t grow your own food. Don showed how to grow your own balcony tomatoes & herbs. Make sure you have a spot on your balcony that gets full sun for at least six hours a day. A north-facing balcony is...
Misleading Labels
Plant labels are often misleading or, in some cases, quite wrong. Unfortunately this means if you are buying plants you should be quite cautious & ask the horticulturist at the nursery or store to confirm that the information (especially regarding size &...
When To Water
Surprisingly for many the best time to water our garden is during rain & the best time to water pot plants is immediately after rain. Pot Plants: During rain any extra water just flows out the hole at the bottom of pots, but while it’s raining plants actually pump...