GG Tomato Promo
Now here is a good idea, when planting out seedlings pop them into a bucket of seaweed tonic solution to help them through the trauma of transplanting. Then water them into the new spot with the same brew. This helps stimulate rapid root ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Grey Water Irrigation
Neville's garden is really beginning to come along, and one aspect that he is particularly proud about is that he is only using recycled grey water from the house to supply the entire needs of all the plants out front. With the planting only half ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Garden Express Offer - Agapanthus Black Pantha
Whilst Agapanthus can be wildly self seeding in some areas, they are a tough hardy plant that simply manages to survive in other areas with the harshest conditions. One new hybrid variety however has been cleared for planting in any garden, its ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Climbing Roses
If you want to add some vertical colour and interest to your garden then why not look at planting a climbing rose. There are so many varieties available to suit all types of gardens both big and small. Kim takes a look at some great performers ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Eucalyptus leucoxylon ssp.megalocarpa
Our native gum trees are an essential part of Australian life, particularly for wildlife. While many are too large to consider planting in the average garden some are of a small to medium size and offer attractive and colourful flowers as ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Dynamic Lifter Organic Plant Food:
Growing your own fruit and vegetables is one the highlights of having a garden and one of the great pleasures that Sue gets to share with her kids. With a few cooler days the gardening is beckoning for you to start planting out your own choice of ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
What to do - Wild Flower Special
Australian plants are absolute show-offs at this time of year. Spring is a great time to get planting so here are a few of the beauties to get into the garden this weekend. Lechanaultia (L. Formosa) has fiery red flowers, which scream "look at ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Turf and Ornamental Grasses
With the winter rains coming now, it is the perfect time to start planting a new lawn. Trevor and Neville have some fantastic tough varieties that need just a third of the mowing that your average varieties require. These varieties are almost no ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Lawn Preparation
One of the real lessons we have learned from 6 years of water restrictions here in the West is that a key to waterwise lawn performance is soil preparation before planting. Neville takes a look at a back yard is about to be replanted with a warm ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Episode: #8 19/05/07
Autumn is nature's natural planting time; the soil is still warm so whatever you put on the ground it will shoot away beautifully. It is also a great time of the year to finish off all those unfinished projects, so take advantage of this gorgeous ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
White Wall Makeover
Don looked at a classic example of a problem faced by many gardeners: a stark, white wall. The owners had tried to soften the brickwork by planting a select variety of birch tree. Betula nigra (select form) 'Tropical Birch' grows quickly to ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Caterpillar on Clivias
The lily caterpillar seems to have increased in numbers and horticultural importance along with the increased popularity of mass-planted crinum or spider lilies (Crinum pedunculatum) and clivias (Clivia miniata). Don looked at a mass planting of ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |