Medicinal Tea - Chamomile -
Chamomile is perhaps the queen of medicinal tea herbs. It is a beautiful annual (although there is one variety of chamomile that is a perennial plant)...
Cactus Pests and Disease -
It is very important to watch your plants, and keep them healthy and vigorous, and never too crowded. It is much easier to prevent infestation than to...
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...
Garden Design -
The design of a garden is a responsibility and a challenge, for every site is different and creates individual problems. Even a narrow strip, identica...
The Blackheaded Pasture Cockchafer -
The pasture cockchafer (Aphodius tasmaniae) is a pest of improved pastures, lawns, golf fairways and parks, mainly in certain areas of the highland di...
Repotting Houseplants -
Frequent repotting of house plants is unnecessary, and generally plants placed in containers 5 in. or larger in diameter can stay in the same pots for...
What Plants to Plant, and Where? -
Use tall-growing specimens sparingly unless they have a slender growth form, or unless you are anxious to blot out some unsightly view. Place tall-gro...
Vine Moth -
Caterpillars of the vine moth (Phalaenoides glycine) are one of the most common pests of the grape vine, and if allowed to remain unchecked may seriou...
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...
