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Mira Mira Fantasy Bed and Breakfast

Sheila and Nobby (Norman) Ward came to Australia from Britain about 20 years ago. Nobby is a builder, who grew tired of constructing buildings to other people’s specifications. He wanted to construct buildings based on his own designs. He conceived an elaborate plan to design and build seven different structures on a family-owned property. Two structures are now complete, with the third approaching completion. Nobby and Sheila are building these... read more

Photo Frame

...picture, using colours and perhaps repeating a pattern or theme from that image. You’ll need 1 pine frame 1 household candlea pencil coarse steel woolwater-based paintall-purpose sealer Step by step instructions 1. Remove the glass and backing from the frame. 2. Roughly draw your design onto the frame with a pencil, pressing lightly. (Note: loose, flowing lines are best. A small, tight drawing will not suit this type of procedure.) 3. Draw over t... read more

Paronella Park

...pears to be hundreds of years older than its true age but this creates the image of a lost paradise, a fantasy garden hidden in the depths of the rainforest. Garden features Tunnel of love – This was built through the hillside with candles lighting the way to a waterfall and water feature at the end of the tunnel. It was intended to have lighted aquariums along the walls of the tunnel but today the only animals inhabiting the tunnel are tiny bats... read more

Backyard In Desperate Need of Makeover

...tments have you given the plant: Not applicable Upload photo if available: image.jpg Other Comments: Hello, I am reaching to try & obtain some help for a friend who is genuinely doing it tough. Peter is one of the most generous and giving person I have had the privilege of knowing. He regularly helps other individuals also doing it tough, despite battling and enduring what many sadly wouldn’t survive. He consistently puts others before himself. Pe... read more

USA (South West)

...on bottoms, spending 96% of their lives underground. Gila monsters live for 20 years. Temperament Despite their fearsome appearance and reputation, gila monsters are quite gentle. When provoked they will bite but they will primarily hiss a warning and back away from any potential predator. Their dangerous image is part of the popularised Wild West of cowboy movies and Western folklore. Breeding Mating takes place in summer and mated females deposi... read more

Blending Into Bushland

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...was not an option as cars will need good traction on this slope. A digital image of the existing site soil was taken, and a custom blend of exposed aggregate was devised to mimic the clay’s colour. Using a blend of aggregates and colour oxides in the concrete mix, the coloured driveway is a great alternative to standard concrete or asphalt options. Tip: for a natural garden feel, it is best to try to make your driveway and paved areas blend into t... read more

Aussie Inventions

...see-through registration device, and the optically variable device with an image of James Cook. The note was designed to foil sophisticated counterfeiting organisations and is a result of over 20 years of research by the CSIRO and the Reserve Bank. Dynamic Lifter Norman Jennings invented Dynamic Lifter in the 70s. This product is made from dry chicken manure and involves two Australian technologies: 1) a drinking system that ensures water doesn’t... read more

Flower name

...er treatments have you given the plant:  Water Upload photo if available:  image.jpg Other Comments:  Hi! Wondering if you know what this flower is!? I’d love to use it in my bouquet for our wedding next year. Is it a weed? And what months does it grow? It’s from my garden and seems to need lots of water to flower. Thanks! Emma.   Answer: Hi Emma, This is a plant called Dietes in Australia: Dietes grandiflora or the large wild iris. It comes from... read more

Don’s Expert Answers: Can I plant wisteria?

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...eria to climb up the outside of the building where the two pots are in the image attached. We have cut a small hole and the soil appears to be very sandy. -Would we need to dig up that sand and put soil and compost in? -Would the roots damage potential pipes underneath? -Is it possible to grow Wisteria in this environment setting? -Will I need to train the wisteria? Answer: Hi Claudia, Wisteria grows almost anywhere in cooler climates, and sandy s... read more

I Can’t Locate The Plant I Want For My Yard

...at other treatments have you given the plant: . Upload photo if available: image.jpg Other Comments: Hi team I seem to be becoming quite the passionate gardener but having only just settled in what’s to be our family home each major tree type is a very big decision. It might be a long shot but I’ve recently returned from Bali and really want one of there common hedging trees it grows from what I seen about 3 to 4 stories high buy only 1.5m wide he... read more

Chinese Art Show

...eum, and are by major artists of the Ming and Qing dynasties (15th to early 20th centuries). Peter looked at a 16th century horizontal scroll which captures the subtle changes of the seasons in the budding, blooming and falling of blossoms. There are over a hundred paintings in the exhibition depicting plants that Chinese gardeners brought into cultivation and developed over hundreds, and in some cases thousands of years. Many of these plants, suc... read more

Plants For Paving Borders

...other treatments have you given the plant: N/a Upload photo if available: image.jpg Other Comments: Answer: Hi Belinda, You really need local advice on this matter. Only local nurseries or garden club people will know what plants grow best in your area. I don’t know Patterson Lakes; I don’t know either the climate or the soils. Sorry that I can’t be of more help. Don (PS my definition of an “Expert” is someone who knows when to say: “I don’t know... read more