Trees to Reduce Your Power Bills
Are you looking for a manageable and reliable tree for a small garden? Check out what your local council is planting on the streets to find drought hardy trees to suit your local conditions. Phil takes you through the streets of Brisbane to find ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Mechanical Harvester Imported To Shake Fruit From Trees
An Italian-made olive harvester has been imported to revolutionise olive production in Hawke's Bay. HASTINGS 24/05/2004 - An Italian-made olive harvester has been imported to revolutionise olive production in Hawke's Bay. Mike and Julie Russell, ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Fruit Trees
It is amazing to think that when you are buying your fruit trees, rose bush or ornamental bush it is almost like you are getting two plants in one. Below where the plants have been grafted are the root stock and it will be a rootstock selected ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Fertilising Trees
When you are fertilising your garden it is easy to overlook the established trees but they need feeding just as much as any other plant. The trouble is, if the tree is growing in a lawn then the grass will try to gobble up all the nutrients ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Jacarandas and Other Monsoonal Deciduous Trees
This is a wonderful time of year because there are so many trees in full flower and looking absolutely spectacular. Burke's Backyard visited the town of Grafton in northern New South Wales at the peak of jacaranda time, and used a cherry picker ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Buying Fruit Trees
Go to your local garden centre to check out the mouth watering range of fruit trees just waiting to be planted in your garden this spring. When it comes to peaches, go with the yellow fleshed and superbly flavoured Elberta. While the ever ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Christmas Trees
The smell of Christmas is here. Nothing gets the Yuletide spirit going like the fragrance of fresh pine needles. Forget your plastic trees, how about choosing a real one to take home and decorate creating that very special Christmas feel in your ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Breeding Sawfly-resistant Trees May Be Only Answer To Pest
The breeding of willow trees resistant to sawfly invasions could be the only way to win the battle against the insect that is wreaking havoc in erosion and flood control programmes. PALMERSTON NORTH 1/8/2001 - The breeding of willow trees ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Shrubs, trees, conifers and groundcovers
Shape shrubs, trim conifers and other trees and give your groundcovers a 'haircut'. Go easy when pruning trees. An established tree usually only needs some dead wood removed, but you may want to thin out the branches so more light reaches the ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Valley Christmas Trees
The Christmas spirit is well and truly with us and one of the most exciting events in Sue's house is putting the Christmas Tree up. Sue tries not to put it up too early, but now that school is finished Sue has promised the first thing they can do ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Growing Fruit Trees
Trevor has some top tricks on ways to keep weird and wonderful varieties of fruit happy, healthy and thriving. Ever wondered when was the right season for all the delicious varieties of fruits? Trevor has the answers, and if you don't have a ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
HortNews - Heritage Fruit Trees Discovered In North Otago
Old, almost forgotten orchards throughout North Otago are attracting the attention of local horticultural network Futuregro. OAMARU 10/4/2002 - Old, almost forgotten orchards throughout North Otago are attracting the attention of local ... [... more]
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