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Perfumed Aussie Native Garden Plants There is a strong belief among many people, that Australian Natives are beautiful but have no perfume. A stroll through the bush will dispel that rumour easily. The fragrance of crushed leaves and scented blossoms can be almost overpowering at times. But many of the natives have a more subtle [...]

Gardening and Caring for Your Rose Types Gardening and caring for the different rose types WATERING Roses are deep rooted and once they are well established are more capable than most plants of surviving mild drought spells. The first spring and summer directly after planting your rose is very important. During this period if the soil around [...]

Compostable Garden Planters Would you like a more natural alternative to using those plastic planter containers? Well, here is a project for you, where you can have an interesting planter during the growing season, then throw the container out in the garden for mulch, without having to add to the world’s landfill problems. These [...]

What is your Garden Costing You? It can be a scary exercise to sit down and work out exactly what is spent every year, on the average home gardens and lawns. Try adding up the costs of plants, weedicides, pesticides, fungicides, fertilisers, petrol, mower and trimmer maintenance, weed eater cord, garden mulch and even water costs. Even [...]

Repairing your Garden Hose With the old familiar variety of garden hoses as well as black Poly irrigation systems, there are two major problems that occur along the length of the hose or pipe, one is cracking and/or splitting of the hose/pipe and the second problem is the familiar kinking of the hose/pipe. So what can you do about it besides [...]

Why you Need a Professional and Secure Garden Office Garden offices are specially designed offices set up in a personâ??s garden. It provides a very convenient work atmosphere for people who want to work from home. With your home just a stoneâ??s throw away you get to experience the same comfort as working from home without the usual [...]

Ten Basic Rules For Gardening Ten basic rules for gardening  Rule #1 – Buy plants from a very reputable source–I prefer nurseries over discount stores and warehouse stores.  Rule #2 – Select plants that will grow in your climate–consider your high and low temperatures.  Rule #3 – Plant your plants in the right [...]

Plant Disease – “garden Creep” One thing you either might have to watch out for or embrace is something I call Garden Creep. This is the ability of certain gardens, let alone the plants in them, of slowly growing and spreading or even multiplying over time. Any dedicated gardener can explain to you the visible symtomology [...]

Grow a Beautiful Garden the Water Wise Way Grow a beautiful garden the water wise way Saving water and enjoying the beauty and environmental benefits of plants are not only possible, but easy says the American Association of Nurserymen (AAN). “Water Wise” gardening is built on some basic, commonsense principles: Planning Planning a [...]

A Garden Office is the Ideal Homeworking or Home Improvement Product A recent survey shows that an increasing number of professionals are using home based offices. This is because a home based office not only allows one to save time in commuting but at the same time enables one to reduce work hours as well; thus getting to spend more time with [...]