Print fact sheet - Clivia
Clivias are wonderful, almost unkillable plants, which brighten the garden during late winter and early spring with clusters of vibrant yellow throated, orange or salmon trumpet flowers. The flowers are held on stalks above the clump of dark ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Dividing Clivias
Clumping plants such as aspidistras and agapanthus can easily be chopped up and used elsewhere in the garden, given to friends or sold at the local fete. Don demonstrated the technique by dividing a clump of clivias (Clivia miniata). Using a ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Dividing Bromeliads
In our segment Don divided a clump of Billbergia pyramidalis. This is a vigorous, tank bromeliad from Brazil. Its broad leaves are arranged in a vase-like shape with overlapping bases, forming a natural reservoir (or tank) for water. In late ... [... more]
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Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Mix together egg, salt, sesame oil and cornflour. Add chicken and mix together well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Bring a medium sized pan of water to a simmer. Drop in the chicken. Stirring to make sure the pieces don't clump together. ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
WATERWISE TIP:
Gavin of Aberfoyle Park has been given a clump of agapanthus. He wants to know how to divide these to make new plants for the garden. Well Gavin, Agapanthus are one of those near indestructible plants. Agapanthus can be divided all year round ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Rhubarb time
Have you ever tried growing your own rhubarb? You can start it off at this time of year with what is called a rhubarb crown. That is a fat clump of roots that you can buy in late winter. Rhubarb crowns are most often planted out into ... [... more]
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