Gardenia
My two potted gardenias have not flowered since a year after trying to look after them. At one stage I sprayed them with Epsom salts solution which seemed to prevent them from being eaten by something. The instructions have been lost, so I can't ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
Common Birds
Crimson Rosellas, with startling crimson and blue plumage, are common in the Gardens. They are tree or ground foragers and can be seen eating the fruits of trees and shrubs or the spore capsules from the underside of tree ferns in the Rainforest ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
C. Stricta
This slender subtropical shrub native to eastern Australia will adapt to temperate climates. The dark green, strap-like, floppy leaves with toothed margins are no more than 2 cm (3/4 in) wide but 60cm (2ft) long and ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Marguerite Marguerite Daisy
A hardy evergreen, flowering shrub with attractive fern-like foliage that belongs to the Daisy family. It bears flowers over a long period and colours range from white to dark pink and yellow. All have a yellow ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Roldana
A dense bushy perennial but not very woody shrub 1.5 to 2m high with softly hairy stems. Leaves are alternate, very large (to 20 x 20cm) and almost circular, softly hairy, with bluntly lobed margins and a long leaf ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
African Boxthorn
Two native spiny shrubs are often confused with boxthorn. Blackthorn (Bursaria spinosa) has small white flowers in large clusters at the end of the branches in summer, followed by brown papery seed capsules. Tree ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Caper White Butterfly
In spring many Caper White Butterflies migrate to where caper shrubs and creepers are more common. They usually fly inland, west of the Great Dividing Range, but a westerly wind may blow them off course and they may ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Drought-Tolerant Plants
Mulch ?mulch?.mulch?..I also put a big rock at the base of any new shrub or tree planting as this seems to serve a number of purposes?it stops evaparation of any moisture.It also brings worms up to do their "Doo" and this "works" the ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
Shrubs, Trees, Conifers And Groundcovers - Better Homes ...
Go easy when pruning trees. An established tree usually only needs some dead wood removed, but you may want to thin out the branches so more light reaches the garden beneath. Cut out weaker branches and then any that are growing immediately above ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Pests - Psyllids And Lerps
Psyllids are tiny sap-sucking winged insects that feed on many native trees and shrubs, especially eucalypts. Some build scale-like shelters or lerps to protect them while they feed. 25 pages of tempting hearty food, the latest looks for ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Bromeliad (Bromeliaceae)
Around half of the bromeliads are epiphytes, meaning they attach themselves to the truck or branches of trees and shrubs. Epiphytes are not parasites, as they gather the moisture and nutrients they need from the air and what they catch falling ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
Magnolia
This genus consists of about 120 species of usually fast growing, deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs from east Asia and North America. Many cultivars are available. The leaves are oval and smooth edged. The ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
