Planning a Japanese Garden -
Before beginning a Japanese garden, look carefully at any made in your district or articles on this subject and study pictures of well-designed Japane...
Cactus Cultivation -
A general rule is that a densely-spined or thick-skinned plant is more able to stand the full sun than a thinly-spined or spineless one which would do...
Choosing House Plants -
When choosing house plants, consider first their shape, habit, texture and colouring for the place they will occupy and in relation to each other. For...
Great Pergola Plants -
Some great vines that will do very well on your pergola: - 'Bower of Beauty' pandorea (Pandorea jasminoides) with pink flowers through summer, and its...
Kitchen Improvement -
Doing a major kitchen improvement can be as daunting as building a house. So many options, so many styles. Before you rush headlong into it, be sure t...
Rose Pests and Diseases -
Major diseases are black spot, mildew and rust. Black spot may appear at first as yellowish areas on leaves, darkening later. Lower leaves are infecte...
Pruning Houseplants -
If a plant is growing too tall and a bushier shape is required, stop the growing shoots by breaking off the tips with finger and thumb (known as "pinc...
Repairing and Old Rose Bed -
If a gap is to be filled, first remove the soil for each new bush to at least 12 in. deep and 18 in. across and exchange it for soil from another part...
Red Legged Earth Mites -
Red-legged earth mites (Halotydeus destructor and Penthaleus major) are active only during the winter months. The eggs hatch after the first autumn ra...
