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Rose Care

September 5th 2006 02:30
Caring for Roses in Spring

Roses are among the most popular plants around, and it's not hard to see why. In addition to the tradition of roses across the past 5000 years of cultivation, the rose has a beautiful perfume and colour. For cut flowers they are hard to beat



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Wood Ash in the Garden

September 4th 2006 02:01
Using Wood Ash in the Garden

Wood ash can be beneficial to the soil of your garden. If you have a combustion heater, or use an open fire in your home, collecting the wood ash is a good idea, as it can be utilized, rather than discarded


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Ikebana

September 1st 2006 01:27
Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arrangement

The Japanese have a different way of looking at flower arrangement. While Westerners tend to emphasize the beauty of the blossoms, the Japanese in practising 'Ikebana' (lit. "living flowers"), or 'Kado' (lit. "way of the flowers"), tend to include the linear aspects of the arrangement. They attempt to create a harmonisation of linear contruction, rythmn and colour. They not only to include the blossoms, but the leaves, stems, and branches as well. The structure of the composition is a metaphor for three main points that represent heaven, earth, and mankind


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Wattle

August 31st 2006 01:01
The Wattle

'Wattle' is the Australian colloquial given to the plant species acacia, and they are wonderful native plants of this country. There are over 850 species of wattle in this country, and they can come in a variety of shapes and sizes, colours and textures, serve a number of different purposes, and hence be adaptable to the intention of almost any gardener


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Weird Plants

August 30th 2006 00:34
Weird Plants

I had a very strange weekend. In keeping with that theme the first article for this week will explore some very strange looking plants that you may want to include in your garden


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Spring Garden Tips

August 23rd 2006 10:47
Tips for Approaching Spring

Spring is coming, and here are some tips for what to start doing before the season arrives


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Drought Tips

August 22nd 2006 10:28
What to Do in Times of Drought

Australia has many different environments, but much of this vast land is very dry. Here are some tips, courtesy of the master Don Bourke, about what to do, and what to avoid doing in the dry times


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Fungi in the Garden

August 15th 2006 10:58
Mycorrhizal Fungi: Great for the Garden

Rather than dump chemicals all over your garden, you may want to eplore the option of mycorrhizal fungi. This stuff has been around for ages. It was discovered by man in the 1800s, and well-documented by the 1930s


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Cool Plants: Orchids

August 14th 2006 10:28
Cool Plants: Orchids

When people speak of orchids, they usually have the type in mind that are used in flower arrangements and for a corsage. This type is the common cymbidium orchid, but in fact orchids are the largest and most diverse of the flowering plants, with some 25,000 - 30,000 species


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Nasturtium

August 7th 2006 01:13
Cool Plants: Nasturtium

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Nasturtiums are wonderful plants. They thrive in almost any location in Australia, and one is treated to an explosion of delight and colour in their phosphorescent brilliance! They also make a prefect plant if you are choosing to garden with kids as the flowers and leaves are both edible if they young ones are tempted to eat their creations


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