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Don’s Expert Answers: Transplanting
...ntioned above Upload photo if available: Other Comments: I’m wondering how Lilly pillys go being transplanted. I Have some that are two years old but get too much heat off our colourbond fence in summer. I’m nervous to transplant them because I have quiet a few. They constantly get checked in severe heat but I’d be happy to leave them and ‘baby’ them through the warmer months if they are tricky to transplant. Hope that makes sense. Look forward to...
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Classic Courtyard
...r plants Iresine or bloodleaf (Iresine herbstii), agave (Agave attenuata), lilly pilly (Acmena smithii var.minor), box (Buxus microphylla var. microphylla). Iresine herbstii Agave attenuata Acmena smithii Buxus microphylla Cost and availability We used mature plants to create an instant effect for television. Our total cost of plants and materials was $7806. Considerable savings are possible using smaller plants ($5980). Plants are readily availab...
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Bird-friendly & Beautiful
...e prickly. The Austromyrtus I have suggested for areas down the sides is a lilly pilly relative and very pretty. It loves part shade. Banksias are critical food sources for many nectar-feeding birds as they flower in autumn-winter when little else flowers. If you don’t like any of the plant groups you could grow paperbarks. The ‘Summer’ series of gum trees – ie, ‘Summer Red’, ‘Summer Beauty’, etc – are also excellent backyard trees. These are poss...
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Don’s Expert Answers: I am having trouble choosing the right plant for a hedge.
...photo if available: Other Comments: I am having trouble choosing the right lilly pilly. I’d like to create a hedge for privacy with the following characteristics. • Evergreen • Can be pleached • Grows to 3-4 m in height • Non-invasive roots Where they will be planted. • In raised garden beds. Irrigation will be added. Rocks are provided between the plant bed and the brick retaining wall. Narrowest bed is 900 mm deep, some areas are 1600 mm deep •...
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Wombats
...ch as sperm is collected before the animals are returned back to the wild. Data collected from the musters help manage populations as well has monitor the impacts of climate change on the species. Data from these SA studies is also used to help conservation efforts for the northern hairy-nosed wombat. For the last two years Dr Elisa Sparrow has been running Wombat Workshops in all the southern hairy-nosed wombat regions – eight workshops in total....
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Regent Honeyeater
...and location. Volunteers need only a pair of binoculars, a field guide and data supplied by the organisers of the project. The last project like this was run 20 years ago and had 3000 volunteers, while the current project has only 500 volunteers, organiser Geoff Barrett is hoping more people will volunteer. The aim of the new project is to compare the new bird atlas with the earlier data to see if any comparisons or conclusions can be drawn. For m...
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Lowering Cholesterol
...be considered a substitute for cholesterol-lowering medication. We have no data about the long-term safety of foods containing added plant sterols. The margarine spreads have been approved, but the other products will need special approval under the new food standards which come into force in June 2001. ANZFA has assessed the application for approval of products containing plant sterols, but concluded that only a restricted permission (for margari...
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Light Fitting Pots
...Materials Light shades 250mm galvanised stormwater pipe x 1800mm 4mm long link chain bolts/nuts/washers 5mm snap hooks 20mm ceiling hooks aluminium flywire potting mix iron pot stand plants How it was done 1. Don prepared two painted, aluminium light shades for planting by simply cutting some aluminium flywire to size and covering the holes at the bottom. He then filled the shades with potting mix and planted them with freckle face (Hypoestes ‘Pe...
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Lungfish
...sh occupies a unique place in evolution, some experts believing it to be a link between the fishes and the land animals. Aside from the fact that it possesses a lung allowing it to breathe air, the lungfish secretes hormones to stimulate reproduction which are identical with those of mammals, including humans. This discovery was made by Professor Jean Joss who heads the Australian Lungfish Research Centre based at Sydney’s Macquarie University. Wh...
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German Shepherd
...t are designed to reduce the incidence of diseases with a possible genetic link, by selecting for breeding only those animals which pass stringent selection tests. In Australia, the German Shepherd Dog League has established an A-stamp Certificate system which is designed to reduce the incidence of hip dysplasia, a crippling disease of the hind legs. The A clearance means that the puppy is of a quality acceptable for breeding. A similar certificat...
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Blisters On Leaves
...e you given the plant: None Upload photo if available: Other Comments: Help! I have been growing these to form a hedge to cover our pool pump area. What can I do? Answer: Hi trish, Assuming that the “blisters” are about the size of a match head, then you have psyllids. Some lilly pillies are prone to this and there is little that you can do about it. On the Burkes Backyard website we list psyllid resistant varieties of lilly pillies. Try using a w...
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Don’s Expert Answers: deciding how far apart to put them
...(if known): Flowering Plum. Plum Gorgus Burgandy and Rock & Roll Princess Lilly Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself): how far apart Soil Type (e.g. sandy, clay or loam) OR Potting Mix Type: we are deciding what soil to put in the garden bed How often do you water the plant: its on automatic retic How many hours of sunlight does the plant get each day: shaded are but does get some sun What type...
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