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...
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...
Plants Suitable for Bonsai -
A few of the plants commonly used for bonsai are pine, spruce, juniper, Japanese maple, Atlantic cedar, flowering quince and azalea. The evergreen var...
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...
Containers for Bonsai -
The bonsai container is always selected to complement the mood and colour of the bonsai. It must help to present the tree and never detract from it. T...
Preparing your lawn - Levelling -
You can level an area fairly accurately by these means. You will need a straight edge and a carpenter's or bricklayer's spirit level. The straight edg...
Orchid Flowers -
Orchid flowers are in one word, breathtaking. No one can disagree with this. What is also amazing is that no other plant family has as many different ...
Testing your soil -
Soil-testing kits available and by and large they do a very good job of accurately testing your soil. However, if you are only interested in knowing i...
How to Plant Roses -
Make the planting hole 15 to 18 in. wide and, except for standards, no deeper than will be required to bring the budding union level with the surface ...
