Ferns -
Ferns can be used to create a cooling, restful section of landscape, often where it is difficult to grow a range of general plants. Nurseries are off...
Feeding House Plants -
Food should be given only when light intensity and temperatures are high enough for growth. Applying plant food that cannot be used can damage soil an...
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...
Dolomite -
Dolomite is a natural limestone rock containing roughly equal parts of magnesium carbonate and calcium carbonate. The breakdown can alter according to...
Codling Moth -
Throughout the State of NSW, the codling moth (Cydia pontonella) is a serious pest of apples, pears and quinces.The spring brood moths commence to eme...
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...
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...
Propagating by Budding -
Budding, like grafting, is carried out on woody shrubs and trees, though herbaceous plants can also be treated in the same way; Tomato, for example, c...
Interior Design - Talking Colour -
Understanding what someone means when they talk about colour can be quite confusing. Below are the terms explained for you. Hue - Hue identifies the g...
