Climate map
Know your zone and make gardening a whole lot easier. This map will help you choose the best plants for your garden. You'll see these zones used in our www.bhg.com.au plant encyclopedia and in the Better Homes and Gardens magazine Jan 25 12:04pm [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Cool Climate Palms and Ferns
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. Fletcher's Fern Nursery sell ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Mitre 10 - Water-efficient plants
Are you looking for some tough, drought resistant plants for a dry garden? Neville heads down to his local Mitre 10 garden centre to find out which plants will grow best in a dry climate. Look at plants from countries that have similar climates ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Bougainvillea
Good gardening is all about choosing the right plants for your climate. Take roses for example, they can be tricky to grow in Queensland but if you are looking for a terrific performer that will provide you with lots of colour then why don't you ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Cool Climate Tropical Makeover
Don traveled to Melbourne to meet Kari Tusan, a Balinese man, and his Australian wife, Sarah. Kari and Sarah met in Bali, married and now live in Australia with their three children. They told Don that they'd like a tropical-style garden to ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Climate Change
Australian Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change (UNFCCC) The Hadley Centre for Climate Change Prediction and Research (UK) National Biodiversity and Climate Change Action ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
Best climate:
This showy climber from tropical America is very popular in warm climate gardens, where it is often seen growing on fences, walls and pergolas. It produces large, stunning yellow flowers over several months of the year. The genus name ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
HortNews - Climate May Be To Blame For Kiwifruit Size
Technical experts are scratching their heads over the highly variable results of this year's kiwifruit season. TAURANGA 29/7/2002 - Technical experts are scratching their heads over the highly variable results of this year's kiwifruit ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
From: Special - Our Changing Climate
David has received consistently high acclaim for his 30 years of award-winning work in broadcasting, explaining the complexities of science in a compelling, easily understood way. He is well known to millions as the host of the Canadian ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
HortNews - Climate Change A Worry For BOP Kiwifruit Crops
A major study is underway to assess the impact of global warming on the Bay of Plenty after predictions of a significant decline in the viability of kiwifruit - a key economic driver in the region. Tauranga 23/4/2002 - A major study is underway ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Climate Change Could Make Taupo The Kiwifruit Capital
Climate change could make Taupo the country's kiwifruit capital in 75 years, according to new research. HAMILTON 24/7/2001 - Climate change could make Taupo the country's kiwifruit capital in 75 years, according to new research. Waikato ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Australian Plants in Texas Climate - USA
I am located in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA 76308. My property is situated at 33.54N latitude 98.29W longitude. The area experiences a continental climate and is situated at the intersection of several geo-climatic regions. The Great Plains stretch ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
