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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 &...
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...
One of the most common mistakes people make is not watering properly. It’s an easy mistake to make since you can water a plant quite heavily and should be able to assume it has been watered. Unfortunately some soils & potting mixes can become water repellent so...
In keeping with the ‘weird’ theme of this week’s program, Don looked at some very curious and unusual plants. String of pearls (Senecio rowleyanus) This is a type of succulent that actually looks like beads on a string. It is native to South Western Africa. String of...
If you are looking for plants for a shady area most nurseries have a shade house so head for that area. There are a number of plants that are suitable for these areas: Austromyrtus – related to lilly pillies, it’s a variety of a native rainforest shrub with red new...