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...ave you given the plant: sprayed with white oil Upload photo if available: image.jpg Other Comments: Hi Burke Hope your well, love your show but I don’t know when it’s on. I’m a passionate about my plants and I’m hoping you can help me. My newly planted lemon tree is looking pale and I worried it may die. Looking forward to hearing from you Many thanks Michael Answer:Hi Michael, I am not sure what is happening – maybe leave it alone until Spring.... read more

Microscope Art

...ly accurate as well as artistically exciting". In the future he sees these images being used on cards, wrapping paper, fabrics or as art works. The photographs Ralph’s subjects include crystals, pollen, plant stem sections, insects, plankton, vitamin C, sulphur, his own urine, baking soda, bat hair, kangaroo hair, radiolarian shells and fish scales. Pollen samples are particularly fascinating because they vary so much in shape depending on the pla... read more

Greco Roman

...gola overhead as one structure. The paver frame and the pergola are mirror images of each other. Step 1 Clear the area to be paved and excavate (excavation depth is the thickness of the timber frame + 100mm for the paving sand sub-base). The paved area should slope away from the house to prevent flooding in heavy rain. Step 2 Lay the sub-base (approximately 130mm deep) and lightly sprinkle with water. Compact to 100mm with a vibrating plate. Step... read more

Leeches

...hought is how to get it off. Leeches didn’t always suffer from such a poor image – in the early-1800s they were used as a cure-all for everything from indigestion to syphilis, with very limited success in either situation. Leeches find their host by detecting vibrations and heat with tiny sense organs. They have suckers on each end as a means of locomotion, but one end contains a mouth. Once attached to their host they use their saw-like jaws to p... read more

Weed Problem

...s have you given the plant: Buffalo weed killer Upload photo if available: image.jpg Other Comments: Please help me identify this weed and what products are needed to rid it from my lawn. Thanks. Answer:Hi Derek, Thanks for the photo, it made all the difference. The issue is correct maintenance. Note the dead grass underneath the top green bits – this dead layer is what is allowing the weeds to grow. I suspect that drying out may be an issue plus... read more

Don’s Expert Answers: Looking for suggestions. See comments below.

...ther treatments have you given the plant:  N/A Upload photo if available:  image.jpeg Other Comments:  Looking for best tree/shrub to plant in front of my house for shade/screen. Area is west facing. Concerned about roots and their effect on my slab & concrete path. Thinking of a flowering gum, bottle brush, or grevillea. Would be planting two or three across the front approx 1.5m from house/0.5m from concrete path. Will be filling the rest of the... read more

What Plant Is This?

...t other treatments have you given the plant: NA Upload photo if available: image.jpg Other Comments: This flower was in a bouquet I received for my birthday and would like to know what is as I would love to grow it in my garden Thank you Diane Answer: Hi Diane, It appears to be a King Protea, Protea cynaroides (Assuming that those aren’t its leaves and that the flowers are very close to the wall, ie about 15-20 cm across). Google it to see. Don  ... read more

German Shepherd

German Shepherd
...elieved to be dangerous. Temperament German Shepherd Dogs have suffered an image problem which was in part deserved. Many years ago there were significant problems in the breed with temperament. Today however, as a result of the work done by the German Shepherd Dog League, the temperament of these dogs is excellent. The League acknowledged that a gene for fear biting had crept into the breed. (Affected dogs are timid, can become frightened and wil... read more

Don’s Expert Answers: New plant

...No   Is the plant indoors or outdoors:  Outdoors   Is the plant in a pot or in the ground:  Ground   What other treatments have you given the plant:  None Upload photo if available:  image.jpeg Other Comments:  I would love to know what this plant is.   Answer: Hi Erin, you will need to wait till it flowers to ID it.  Don  ... read more

Chinese Art Show

...r their beauty, but there is also a symbolic and allusive layering to each image. For example chrysanthemums are symbols of autumn, long life and high principles; a peony is the flower of summer, but also symbolises nobility and wealth; a wild swan epitomises unrestrained freedom. The plum blossom, pine and bamboo, all emblems of longevity and winter, are together known as ‘The Three Friends of Winter’, and symbolise independence of spirit, endura... read more

Top Ten Gum Trees

Angophora costata
...to all gum trees. Some of the species that have given all gum trees a bad image include the Tasmanian blue gum, Tasmania’s floral emblem, which grew into a towering forest giant, and the Sydney blue gum, which also grew very big. But gums have a lot to offer. Many grow quickly to give dappled shade and privacy, have pretty flowers and will attract birds, insects and even small mammals to your garden. Gum trees deserve a revival in our backyards s... 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