Palms
If you would like to create a tropical look in your garden, then palms are the ideal choice, just the way their leaves hang, so gracefully, pop a few of these around through out your planting scheme, and instantly you begin to get that relaxed ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Palms for Brisbane
Palms for Brisbane tucked away on Lytton Road in Morningside and if you are looking to create a lush sub-tropical style garden that is perfectly suited to our climate, then a visit to this place is a must. When it comes to palms and cycads, they ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Coconut Seedlings
When most people think of beautiful tropical beaches, they think of swaying coconut palms, seashells and golden sand. Don showed how to create a long-lasting reminder of your tropical holiday by growing a coconut palm in your own home. ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Cool Climate Palms and Ferns
Palms: These palms may be available from your local nursery or they may be able to order them in. Palms in 20cm (8") pots cost between $12 and $20, with the exception of the slow-growing Rhapis excelsa which costs $20-$30. Ferns: Fletcher's Fern ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Growing Palms and Controlling Mealy Bugs
If you are growing a few palms at your place, but you feel that they are not performing as well as they should then here are a few things to keep in mind. The first thing is feeding. Palms love a good feed, and the time to do that is during the ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Buying Big Palms
Palm trees evoke memories of relaxing holidays, secluded tropical beaches and cool, moist rainforests. The good news is that you can instantly create a restful oasis in your own garden: just buy a mature palm, dig a hole and drop it in. Even ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Red Flavoured Palms
The New Caledonian Blood Leaf Palm (Chambeyronia Macrocarpa) is a stunning palm with long red fronds up to 6 metres in length that are a stand out feature. The Red Neck Palm (Dypsis Leptocheilos) is an outstanding plant for use indoors in a cold ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Rhapis Palms
Rhapis Palms are great as indoor plants and like most good indoor plants they come from a sub-tropical to tropical rainforest in south-east China where there isn't much natural light. There are two sorts of Rhapis palms suitable for indoor ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Garden Centre of the Week: Palms for Brisbane
Our Garden Centre of the Week has to be the quintessential nursery for lovers of tropical plants and it's a great place to visit if you want to learn more. The Garden Centre is Palms for Brisbane. The first thing that hits you as you enter the ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Toumbaal Palms
Brendon is bringing the outdoors in when he stays at a country shack by the beach. Thursday, July 15, 2004 Brendon is bringing the outdoors in when he stays at a country shack by the beach. Snuggled between Yamba and Coffs Harbour in remote, ... [... more]
Getaway |
Wollumbin Palms
Wollumbin Palms Retreat sits in its own national park in the first place in Australia to see the sun each day. Wollumbin Palms Retreat. The gazebo at Wollumbin Palms. A cottage at Wollumbin Palms. Thursday, June 1, 2000 Wollumbin Palms Retreat ... [... more]
Getaway |
Red Flavoured Palms
The New Caledonian Blood Leaf Palm (Chambeyronia Macrocarpa) is a stunning palm with long red fronds up to 6 metres in length that are a stand out feature. The Red Neck Palm (Dypsis Leptocheilos) is an outstanding plant for use indoors in a cold ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
