Growing Bulbs Outdoors -
Plant outdoor bulbs with a trowel, but on no account leave them 'hanging' in a soil pocket. Special bulb trowels are obtainable with narrow blades whi...
Hand Feeding Koi -
Hand feeding Koi is a great way to enjoy your water gardening. If you have been feeding your fish by simply throwing the food on top of the water then...
How to Prune Bonsai Roots -
Root pruning is really quite a simple task. Just unpot your plant and comb out the roots in a radial pattern. The root hook is a great tool for this. ...
Lawn Sprigging -
Sprigs are young rooted shoots ,  pieces of stolon with leaves and roots attached. Lawns of subtropical gr...
Choosing House Plants -
When choosing house plants, consider first their shape, habit, texture and colouring for the place they will occupy and in relation to each other. For...
Growing Avocados from Stones -
An Avocado stone needs to be started off in the dark. It can be grown in compost, but it is easier and more interesting to put it first (small end up)...
Growing Ginger -
For a really interesting ornamental plant and at the same time a wonderful culinary addition to your kitchen, try growing ginger. It's really easy. Bu...
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...
Standard Roses -
Standard roses (sometimes called tree roses in other parts of the world) are those budded on to long canes to give them stems of the desired length. T...
