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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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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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Cactus

August 3rd 2006 02:04
Increase your 'Coolth' through Cactus

I like a good cactus. Simple as that


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Garden Focal Points

May 29th 2006 10:43
A Course in Gardening #8: Focal Points

A haphazard garden can be great, no doubt, but often gardens work much better if you have a 'focal point' that draws the eye in to the composition of the garden. A focal point can be a poiniant plant, a water feature, or an ornament of some kind (but you can make it anything really, use your imagination! Maybe a giant gnome


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Fixing Garden Soil

May 24th 2006 01:12
A Course in Gardening #7: Fixing Garden Soil

Ok so we have tested our soil for pH. If you haven't done this already...do it! It is important to know your levels. For a little about pH levels check here.
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pH Levels of Soil

May 18th 2006 01:37
A Course in Gardening #6: pH Levels of Soil

pH is the start of pHat (if you want it to be!), but for those of you who cringe at this hip colloquialism (as I do), pH can also refer to the acidity of your soil


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Getting Garden Soil Right

May 16th 2006 06:57
A Course in Gardening #5: Getting Garden Soil Right

Last edition, we looked at how the sun can affect not only the analysis of the site for your garden, but also plant election that has an impact, and to an extent, governs, your final design outcome


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Sun in the Garden

May 16th 2006 00:39
A Course in Gardening #4: Sun in the Garden
Last edition, we looked at what you might want to get out of your garden as a way of narrowing down the myriad of plants from which we may choose. These thoughts, combined with some basic design principles explored in edition #2, have thus far hopefully given us a basic framework from which we might launch into our gardening.

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What do I want from my Garden?

May 15th 2006 08:43
A Course in Gardening #3: What do I want from my Garden?

Maybe nothing. But it does pay-off to spend a little time thinking about what you want to get out of Garden, however small it may be


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Garden Design Principles

May 13th 2006 01:52
A Course in Gardening #2: Garden Design Principles

Last edition, we looked at some initial thoughts on starting a small garden


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Starting a Garden

May 11th 2006 03:03
A Course in Gardening#!: Starting a Garden

This series of articles will look at the steps needed to get a small garden blossoming. It has been adapted from this wonderful site


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Bloomin' Fantastic

April 10th 2006 07:08
Ever payed $12 for a rose for your loved one?

Well how special do you'll think they'll feel when you say: 'Actually, I


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