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Keen gardeners don’t seem to notice the grime and gunk that comes off their hands when they wash up in the bathroom at the end of a gardening session. Jackie French has a great idea for solving those bathroom sink blues that comes with extra scrubbing power....
Mushrooms and toadstools conjure up images of pixies and fairies, and some extraordinary fungi come up after we’ve had some rain. Don Burke recently looked at an absolutely glorious fungus which he says had a soft, cold and clammy, yet almost human feel to it....
Don Burke has a few suggestions for brightening up a spring garden, adding colour, interest and a bit of whimsy. Three of the best azaleas which will give strong structure and colour to the garden are ‘White Prince’ (white), ‘Rose Queen’ (pink)...
Spring is the season for fetes and now is the time to get into the garden if you want to propagate some great pot plants in time to sell at the local school, church or hospital fete. Plants are always great favourites at fetes and if you follow a few of Don’s...
Australian native plants are excellent in the garden especially the new varieties of grevilleas, grafted darwinias, banksias, compact and prostrate wattles. An excellent base for a native garden is sandstone rubble. Sometimes this is produced when digging is done to...
Figs are beautiful trees that can be grown as hedges or topiarised into interesting shapes. However many varieties of figs grow into large trees if unpruned and left unattended. The roots can grow so large that footpaths and driveways can be cracked and foundations of...
The Dramm water breaker is the best all round nozzle for serious gardeners. It can be attached to a wand to reach plants easily and dispenses a soft stream of water so you can water right up to a pot plant without washing out all the potting mix. It has an aluminium...
Many parts of eastern Australia received heavy rainfalls recently bringing relief to some drought situations. There are some gardening tips for autumn that will help your garden look even better after the rain. Autumn is a good time for planting particularly after...
Rhapis Palms are great as indoor plants and like most good indoor plants they come from a sub-tropical to tropical rainforest in south-east China where there isn’t much natural light. There are two sorts of Rhapis palms suitable for indoor living. Plant details...
It is said that if you catch a falling autumn leaf before it hits the ground you will have one month of good luck. So if you catch 12 of them you’ll have a whole year of good luck and the luckiest leaf of all is the last leaf to fall from any tree. The only...