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]
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Dividing Plants
During autumn and winter many plants, especially perennials, can be divided. They include agapanthus, orchids, bergenias and Japanese windflowers. Use the new plants around the garden, give them to friends, or pot them up and take them along to ... [... more]
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Dividing an Elkhorn
Some unusual plants to grow in your garden are the elkhorns or staghorns. The difference between these two plants is the elkhorn (Platycerium bifurcatum) has thinner, wispier leaves and multiple "eyes" or rosettes of foliage whereas the [... more]
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Bromeliad Pups
Don showed how to propagate bromeliads by simply dividing offsets, or ‘pups’, from the mother plant. Free bromeliads! New plants can easily be grown from offsets, also called pups. When the pups are about 15cm (6") in size, just cut them away ... [... more]
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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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Mountain Tops and Biodiversity
Mountain tops are special places for biodiversity. They often harbour endemic and diverse species of plants and animals. What is the history of the Great Dividing Range and its high diversity? What is an example of endemism and speciation on a ... [... more]
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Ham croissants
Preheat oven to 220°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Roll the pastry out on a floured work surface into a 3-mm thick round. Use a sharp knife or pastry cutter to cut the round into 12 triangular slices, like you're dividing up a ... [... more]
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Alice McLerran
Alice McLerran was an "Army brat" and moved every year or so -- from Hawaii to Germany, from New York to Ecuador. She still leads a gypsy life, traveling the world with her physicist husband and dividing time between their home in New York and . [... more]
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Family room makeover
This multi-purpose family room is a struggle for the family to keep tidy. One end is used as a home office, at the other the three boys play and watch TV. Shirl and Tara will convert this into an orderly, functional space by dividing the two ... [... more]
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Dividing fence
Replacing a shared fence can be fraught with hidden dangers, so read on to avoid any problems. You'd think replacing this tired timber fence would be simple, just pull out the old posts and put in some new ones. But this fence divides two ... [... more]
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Dividing Screen diagram
Tara creates a space-saving solution for a young couple and their new baby. Most young couples don't need a lot of room. This all changes when there's an addition to the family. Our expectant couple live in a one bedroom unit and don't want to ... [... more]
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Golden Privet Hedge
Hedges are amongst the most fashionable plants that you can put in any garden. They are practical and great for privacy. Hedges can be used for defining areas in the garden, for dividing one section from another, adding structure to the ... [... more]
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