Plants for Shady Areas
Aquilegia (columbines) Eupatorium megalophyllum (blue Ageratum-like flowers) Japanese anemone (Hupehensis - x hybridum) Linum (Reinwardtia trigyna) Jacobinias (Brazilian Plume flowers) Star jasmine (trachelospermum) Leopard plant (Ligularia ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Soft Buffalo
One of the best lawn grasses for shady areas has always been buffalo grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum). It forms a coarse, durable carpet and is reasonably drought tolerant. The good news is that recently some exciting new kinds of buffalo lawn ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Shademaster or Soft Buffalo Grass
A lush green lawn adds beauty and value to any home. Unfortunately, a more familiar sight to most gardeners is a thin patchy lawn struggling to survive without enough water or sunlight. One of the best lawn grasses for shady areas has always been ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Panic Veldtgrass (Ehrharta erecta )
Panic veldtgrass is a soft, bright green grass of shady areas, with flat leaves 5-15mm wide, smooth and hairless. A distinctive feature is the presence of a faint purple band at the base of the leaf where it joins the stem, though plants may not ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Risotto with Whitebait and Piko Piko - ALAIN HAUSWIRTH, ...
Piko Piko fern tips - a traditional Maori ingredient. Usually found growing in damp shady areas of New Zealand's native bush. There are many different varieties, and only seven types are edible. They are pale green in colour with brown speckles ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Rejuvenate Lawn
A common problem that you might have at home is a patchy lawn. This is caused by a number of things such as temperatures dropping, shady areas, or the wrong type of lawn. Palmetto Soft Leaf Buffalo (Stenotraphrum secundatum 'SS100') is a new type ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
