Spring Bulbs -
Bulbs to plant for spring blooming include: Muscari (Grape Hyacinths), Puschkinia scilloides (Squills) and Scillas. All of these are small and blue....
Green Manure -
In a large garden a good plan is to rest one seventh of the area devoted to vegetables and cut flowers every year, and to sow this seventh with a gree...
Citrus Gall Wasp -
The citrus gall wasp (Eurytoma frills) is a pest of citrus trees on the north coast of New South Wales, and in recent years has appeared in many parts...
Tomato Mite -
Tomato mite (Vasates lycopersici) is probably the most damaging pest of tomatoes during the summer and autumn months and treatment for its control is ...
Tulips -
Tulips cannot be grown in the open in tropical climates because they require a cold winter season in order to grow successfully. Tulips can be grown i...
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...
How To Sow Australian Native Seeds -
Sprinkle the seeds evenly over the surface, but avoid sowing them too densely as this may produce weak spindly seedlings and also encourage fungal dis...
Caring for Newly Sown Lawn -
Don't make the mistake of sprinkling it daily; but if the upper inch or so of soil becomes obviously dry, then water it freely with a fine sprinkler a...
Summer Flowering Plants -
Pelargoniums are divided into three groups: the Species, which have small flowers and green scented leaves: the Regals with larger flowers and mainly ...
