Brooms: Flax-leaf Broom (Genista linifolia),
English broom is declared Noxious in all south coast Local Government Areas, in category W2 (must be continuously suppressed and destroyed). Cape broom is only declared noxious in Bega Valley Shire (W2). All three broom species are shrubs from ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Tiger Grass
This striking plant from Thailand looks like bamboo but it's actually a perennial grass. In Asia the large leaves are used to wrap food for steaming, and the flower heads are tied together and used as brooms. Perennial grass with stout culms to 3 ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Brooms
We checked out the P.F. Brady broom factory. Founded in 1927, it is one of the biggest brush and broom manufacturers in Australia, making more than 500 different kinds, from the smallest member of the Brady brush family - an acid spirit brush ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Myrtle-leaf Milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia)
Both are shrubs 1 to 2m high. Broom milkwort is a more slender shrub, usually single stemmed, with some minor branching near the tip of the plant, and narrower leaves. Myrtle-leaf milkwort is a more robust, widely branching shrub. Flowers are ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Barbara Sleigh
Back in print in the U.S. for the first time in over 30 years. Rosemary's plan to clean houses during her summer break and surprise her mother with the money hits a snag when an old lady at the market talks her into buying a second-rate broom and ... [... more]
Random House |
V.H. Drummond
Back in print in the U.S. for the first time in over 30 years. Rosemary's plan to clean houses during her summer break and surprise her mother with the money hits a snag when an old lady at the market talks her into buying a second-rate broom and ... [... more]
Random House |
DIY bench seat with storage
This garden or courtyard bench seat is really a mini shed. It's large enough to take all your garden hand tools from brooms, spades and rakes to gloves, pots and secateurs. Yet when the lid is down you have a handy timber bench seat and the tools ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
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