…one will lend to a more delicate open arching form. The flowers are an excellent pollen and nectar source for many native insects. Butterfly attracting. Frost hardy (light frosts). Fast growing. Sun to…
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Deciduous Trees
…is a beautiful pink colour as it opens in spring. This tree is tolerant of hot conditions in summer. Gingko Gingko biloba – beautiful golden yellow autumn foliage, attractive fan shaped leaves, growing…
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…ifully with plenty of manure and compost. You will also need to maintain a slightly acidic soul pH. Regular watering is important if you want big tender delicious buds. Heavy frost can toughen or damag…
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Corymbia Citriodora – Lemon Scented Gum
…t smooth trunk combining with an open spreading canopy and long slender weeping leaves that has cemented Corymbia citriodora as one of Melbourne’s best loved native trees. Interestingly, as the decades…
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…e to cats, or situate them in an open area where the birds can see if a predator is approaching. Clean out bird baths regularly to provide fresh drinking and bathing water. Dense shrubberies provide bi…
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Every BAAG Factsheet
…unity Gardens Companion Planting Composting Composts and Soil Conditioners Contact Landscape Supplies Coriander Corn Cornelian Cherry Corrugated Garden Beds Corymbia Citriodora – Lemon Scented Gum Cott…
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Bromeliads
…fer exciting plant forms, colour combinations, infinite variety and challenge. Bromeliads are divided into groups called genera. The majority of the plants in each genus have the same cultural requirem…
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…tiliser will work well. A common complaint is lots of flowers and no fruit. Try hand pollinating if the bees are not doing the job, using a fine paint brush, transfer pollen from the stamens (5 of thes…
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Black Spot on Roses
…and throw into rubbish – not the compost. Third, good nutrition makes it easier for plants to withstand attack. Poorly fed plants will succumb to diseases first, so feed your roses well every 6 to 8 we…
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…umn. Very showy as it ages and becomes more dense. Good in containers. Acer palmatum ‘Skeeter’s Broom’ Acer palmatum ‘Ukigumo’ Acer palmatum ‘Villa Taranto’ A graceful, rounded small growing tree to ap…
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…– Seedlings – Tubers / Crowns – Companion Plants – Prone to Cabbage Butterfly Alyssum Amaranth Angelica Artichokes (Globe) Artichokes (Jerusalem) Basil Beans (climbing) Beans (dwarf) Beetroot Borage B…
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