Lawn Care in Shaded Areas -
As with lawns anywhere, the quality of the soil is of great importance in shaded areas, even more so than in sunny places. It must not pack down and b...
Tiles -
In general, there are two different families tiles: ceramic and stone. Ceramic is a manÃÃÃÂ...
Growing Orchids -
To many people these are the finest of all plants. Growing orchids is really quite easy. There are some that can be grown in the home as pot plants wi...
Australian Indigenous Flora -
Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow writes today about a topic that is timely for all of us. She writes about the introduction of non-native species in her c...
Medicinal Tea - Lemon Balm -
Lemon Balm as a medicinal tea is wonderful. Lemon balm is a hardy and drought resistant perennial plant that can grow so well, that in some places it'...
Sowing Seeds in Glasshouses -
There are various methods of seed sowing that apply to plants raised in glasshouses and cold frames, but the necessary requirements for germination-mo...
Furniture Beetle -
The furniture beetle (Anohium punctatum) infests pine timbers, and shelving, flooring and furniture may he attacked. Willow. maple, beech and certain ...
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...
Brown Olive Scale -
The brown olive scale (Saissetia akar) occurs throughout the State on a wide variety of host plants. It is best known as a pest of citrus but also com...