Tart Cherries: A Hardy Fruit Crop For New Zealand
Tart cherries (Prunus cerasus) are widely grown in Europe (particularly Eastern Europe) and North America. Each of these regions produces a different type of tart cherry. In Europe, most tart cherries are of the Ripe fruit of Schattenmorelle at ... [... more]
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Irish Draught Horses
Ireland's soil, climate and culture makes it one of the most horse friendly places on earth. The Irish Draught Horse benefitted greatly from these conditions and has evolved into a hardy versatile horse with a spirited but gentle ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Little Rev Dianella
With Australian drought creating stricter water restrictions it is important to keep these facts in mind for your garden. Neville will show you a number of ways to conserve water with a hardy plant that you can grow in your garden without ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Eutaxia Obovata
A hardy, compact evergreen shrub (30cm tall x 1m spread) with attractive yellow and brown pea shaped flowers in spring. A somewhat larger (1.5m tall x 2m spread), orange-red variety is also available. Requires a well-drained situation with a ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Argyranthemum
A hardy evergreen, flowering shrub with attractive fern-like foliage that belongs to the Daisy family. It bears flowers over a long period and colours range from white to dark pink and yellow. All have a yellow center. Cultivars often have double ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Edible Berries High In Substance That May Fight Cancer
A hardy bush long treated as good for little but curbing soil erosion produces an edible berry that scientists have found is up to 18 times richer than tomatoes in lycopene, a compound widely believed to protect against cancer. WASHINGTON ... [... more]
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Turnip Rooted Parsley: The French Alternative
Turnip rooted or Hamburg parsley (Petroselinum crispum var. tuberosum) is a hardy vegetable resembling a carrot in shape and appearance. The beige coloured roots have a celery-like flavour, and the stems and leaves can be eaten just like regular ... [... more]
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Print fact sheet - Dampiera
Dampieras are attractive Australian native plants. The best known are from Western Australia and can be difficult to grow in the eastern states. Don Burke recently looked at a hardy cultivar which is native to the Glasshouse Mountains of ... [... more]
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Two-layered tree
The Western Australian willow myrtle (Agonis flexuosa) is a hardy evergreen tree with graceful weeping foliage, fibrous bark and lance-shaped leaves. It is native to Western Australia but will grow in most areas of Australia except for the ... [... more]
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Prunus 'Okame'
Don looked at an attractive hybrid cherry. Prunus 'Okame' is a cross between P. campanulata and P. incisa. A hardy deciduous tree, growing to about 10m (30') tall. It has an upright growth habit, and finely textured dark green leaves which turn ... [... more]
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Print fact sheet - Darwinia
Darwinias were once considered to be very temperamental plants that were likely to drop dead, but they are now available grafted onto a hardy understock and are much easier to grow. Don looked at Darwinia lejostyla, an Australian native shrub to ... [... more]
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Weeping Paperbark
One of the most popular Australian native trees is the Broad-leaved paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia). The Broad-leaved paperbark is a hardy native plant. However it has a more attractive counterpart, Melaleuca leucadendra, Weeping ... [... more]
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