Plant Bacterial Diseases -
Bacteria which attack plants are much smaller than parasitic fungi but infect in a similar manner by living in, and killing, the tissues. Some species...
Temperature and House Plants -
A chief consideration is the temperature of the room in which the plants are to live. If the night temperature falls to between degrees and 10ÃÆâ...
Noxious Weeds -
A noxious weed is any weed that is declared noxious under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993. To be declared, a weed must have a detrimental effect or cause s...
Choosing Your Plants From The Nursery -
When choosing plants from the nursery, always look for healthy leaf growth, perhaps new shoots and good colour in the leaves. Plants that look pale an...
Hedges - Growing a Hedge -
Many gardens use the growing of a hedge as a foil to the architecture of the house, as a screen to provide privacy, or as a garden division. Short he...
Growing Avocados from Stones -
An Avocado stone needs to be started off in the dark. It can be grown in compost, but it is easier and more interesting to put it first (small end up)...
Grass Seed Mixtures -
Cheap mixtures are largely composed of the less permanent grasses, the kinds least costly for the seedsmen or packager to buy. It has to be that way. ...
Pantone Color Swatches -
Pantone colours are mixed ink colours that are identified by a number. This number when used with Pantone's "Formula Guide" specifies a certain mix o...
Permaculture Design -
The core of the permaculture design ideology has always been supplying a design methodolgy for human habitation. This methodology helps the designer t...
