* Plant herbs in the garden ready for spring. Try carpets of thyme, chives, parsley, rosemary, mint, chives, coriander, pennywort (helps treat Arthritis).* Leafy vegies grow well when the weather is still cool. Try spinach, rainbow chard, silverbeet, rocket, and all types of lettuce. Feed with a liquid feed and you'll be har...
There are many different types of poppy not all of them 'true' poppies from the genus Papaver. All of them can be sown or planted now.Shirley/Flanders Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) This small red single poppy with a dark blotch at the base of each petal, that flowers across Europe, especially in the disturbed soils of the ...
Planting list:Flowers: poppies, pansies, polyanthus and primulas.Bulbs: plant daffodils, hyacinths, jonquils, ranunculus, anemones, freesias. Tulips should be put in refrigerator for 6 weeks.Autumn colour deciduous trees: gingko, nyssa, Claret ash, Golden ash, ornamental pear (pyrus), Tallow-wood (Sapium), Spring flowering tre...
* Plant herbs in the garden ready for spring. Try carpets of thyme, chives, parsley, rosemary, mint, chives, coriander, pennywort (helps treat Arthritis).* Leafy vegies grow well when the weather is still cool. Try spinach, rainbow chard, silverbeet, rocket, and all types of lettuce. Feed with a liquid feed and you'll be har...
In the vegie patchPlant herbs, mint thyme, parsley, still too early for tomato plants but sow tomato seeds in protected shed, window sill, kitchen or veranda. Rhubarb crowns (we love varieties 'Ever Red' and 'Sydney Crimson'), potato tubers (again buy named varieties) asparagus crowns and strawberries are also av...
The right hedge can be an ideal garden boundary, but the wrong hedge may bring problems. It is important to choose the best hedge for your garden. And one that will be waterwise and easy to grow!A hedge requires a commitment to regular maintenance. All types need trimming at least once a year, others more often. Regular light pr...