Weeds and Garden Pests

Mundulla Yellows In south-east South Australia a mysterious disease is posing a major threat to a wide range of native... read more

If you live in a bushland area or have a bush garden, be on the lookout for exotic weed seedlings.... read more

Wood Borers Don looked at a gum tree with marks all over the trunk, probably caused by the larvae of... read more

Don was faced with a gardener’s worst nightmare: a backyard completely overgrown with weeds. This thick jungle of nasties included... read more

Don looked at a camellia that appeared to have quite a few leaf problems. Rounded sections from some leaves were... read more

Lilly pillies are tremendously popular in Australian gardens, particularly for hedging and topiary. In fact, these Australian natives are often... read more

Unusual Citrus Recently on ‘Burke’s Backyard’ Don showed a photograph of a very strange rose growing out of the centre... read more

Don looked at the Taiwan or Formosa lily, a beautiful tall lily that has escaped from gardens to become a... read more

The lily caterpillar seems to have increased in numbers and horticultural importance along with the increased popularity of mass-planted crinum... read more

Lumpy growths on young leaf stems, leaf mid-ribs and fruit stalks of citrus trees are caused by a pest called... read more

If you live anywhere along the east coast of Australia you might have noticed that the leaves of your frangipani... read more

This South African native was once a very popular ornamental plant, but it’s now a serious bushland weed in some... read more