Costing a Job -
The best way to organise an estimate of the materials required for a job is to break it down into its individual steps. recording the type and quantit...
Australian Bushland Gardening -
The first step in making a new garden in these conditions is to examine carefully all the growing plants; any tree or shrub that is diseased or damage...
Cleaning House Plants -
Many house plants belong in the tropics. They tend to lose condition in areas with cool winters and are even more unhappy with the changes of temperat...
Formal and Informal Gardens -
When a garden is planned on formal lines it has an orderly, symmetrical appearance. Many large gardens of mansions and large estates in Europe are of ...
Tomato -
There are many tomato varieties grown for various purposes. Here we attempt to list some of the more common varieties. Heirloom varieties are becomin...
Growing Beans -
Beans are one of the most satisfying vegetables to grow. They require so little attention, usually crop within eight weeks from sowing, and fresh Bean...
Growing Melons from Seed -
Both melons and cucumbers grow quickly from pips if started off in spring in the same way as citrus pips (see in this fruit growing section), but with...
Spring Bulbs -
Bulbs to plant for spring blooming include: Muscari (Grape Hyacinths), Puschkinia scilloides (Squills) and Scillas. All of these are small and blue....
Red Scale -
Red scale (Aonidiella aurantii) is the most important insect pest of citrus trees (orange, mandarin, lemon, grapefruit) and may occur wherever these t...
