Winter Protection for Bonsai -
In areas where winters are severe, bonsai need protection not from the cold so much as from high winds that cause the plants to die from parching. Whe...
Bonsai Gardens -
Bonsai are trees or shrubs grown in special containers according to certain classic forms established by the Japanese. The plants are trained to be ob...
Asbestos Safety -
The widely used building material known as `fibro', Hbrolite (NZ) or asbestos cement, contained asbestos fibres until the early 1980s, when concerns w...
Sowing Australian Native Plants -
Although the ideal temperature for germination varies with the species, many species will germinate when daily temperature rises above 20Ãâ...
How to grow Tomatoes -
Tomatoes are perhaps one of the easiest vegetables to grow. At our home, we have them growing almost wild - if left to rot on the plant, the seeds wi...
Push Lawn Sweepers -
Push lawn sweepers are lightweight which means that anyone can use one. Push lawn sweepers also brush up the turf as they go along, and so they leave ...
Care of lawns in shaded areas -
If the lawn-to-be will receive at least two hours of direct sunlight or its equivalent in dappled sunshine (very light shade with sun filtering in thr...
Lantana (Lantana Camara) -
There are two main forms of Lantana here in Australia: a cultivated form planted in gardens and also weedy variety found in bushland and pastures. The...
Seed Raising -
Seed raising is the simplest method of plant propagation. Its success depends on the type of soil and the position of the seedbed. The capacity of the...
