Trees to Avoid
To minimise maintenance and hard work, it is very important to seek advice before you plant. Any plant (whether it be a tree, shrub, climber or ground cover) in the wrong place can ruin your garden, damage your house and even cause problems with ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Pests - Psyllids and lerps
Psyllids are tiny sap-sucking winged insects that feed on many native trees and shrubs, especially eucalypts. Some build scale-like shelters or lerps to protect them while they feed. Others cause the plant to make gall-like structures for them. ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
How does it work?
We are all focusing on our changing climate and we all know the cause but what can we do as home owners and gardeners do about it? Planting trees and shrubs is a great start but the biggest single step we can take is to move from electric water ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Solar power for water heating
No longer can we leave it to the Government and businesses to tackle the problem of climate change; we householders need to get involved too, to help make a difference. While planting trees and shrubs is a good start the biggest single step we ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Orb Weaving Spiders
Orb weaving spiders are found throughout Australia. Common Garden Orb Weavers are All orb weaving spiders make suspended, sticky, wheel-shaped orb webs. Webs are placed in openings between trees and shrubs where insects are likely to fly. The ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Proteaceae - Australian plants
The plant family Proteaceae is familiar to nearly all Australians because it includes Banksia, Grevillea, Macadamia, the waratahs and many other common, eye-catching native trees and shrubs. What are the reasons for endemism of Proteaceae ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Magnolia
This genus consists of about 120 species of usually fast growing, deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs from east Asia and North America. Many cultivars are available. The leaves are oval and smooth edged. The large, handsome flowers are ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Solanum
This genus has over 1,400 species including trees, shrubs, annuals, biennials, perennials and climbers from a range of habitats worldwide. Some evergreen, some semi-evergreen or deciduous. The genus includes important food plants like the potato ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Print fact sheet - Michelias
Named after the 17th century Italian botanist Pietro Antonio Micheli, michelias are a small genus of trees and shrubs from southern Asia and the foothills of the Himalayas. They belong to the Magnoliaceae family along with their close relatives ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Print fact sheet - Climbers
Climbing plants are excellent for covering or decorating walls, fences, pergolas, arches and arbours. They are also very good screening plants in areas where trees and shrubs are too large. Don looked at a typical range of climbers available ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Rare and Unusual Trees
Vic Ciccolella loves rare and unusual trees and shrubs. For over 20 years he has been collecting seeds, swapping plants with other collectors and keeping an eye out for 'sports' or irregular growth on plants which may give rise to new forms or ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Composting Leaves
In the autumn the leaves on deciduous trees and shrubs turn fabulous shades of gold, scarlet, crimson, orange and purple. However, when the spectacular display is over the leaves fall and can be very messy. Some people burn the leaves or put them ... [... more]
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