…g up, adding a second story is becoming more common. Most people do not want to be reminded of the increasing proximity of their neighbours. They want to screen them out. Choosing a Suitable Screen The…
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March in your Garden
…f your summer vegies if they are coming to the end of their useful life. These can be composted if you chop up the stalky parts first (a sharp spade is good) but avoid adding plant matter that might ha…
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…the scion). Grafted plants are becoming far more common in garden centres and nurseries, and there are a number of reasons for this. These include: Dwarfing – A number of plants sold at the nursery are…
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…the chooks. They make wonderful composters I still use a compost heap but it doesn’t get fed nearly as much as the chooks. Fruit and vege peelings and weeds get thrown into their run. If they don’t li…
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…d for years, the soil may have become hydrophobic (repels water). There are several commercially available products which can be watered in or dug in to solve this problem. If the problem is severe, ex…
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…oted fruit trees. There are many common and uncommon varieties of apples and pears, cherries and apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums, figs, mulberries etc – in fact, a veritable cornucopia of fruit tr…
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…n thorny material and graft onto commercial root stock (commonly the trifoliate rootstock). ‘Pink Ice’: Slightly bitter – think of grapefruit – wonderful as a garnish in drinks or seafood ‘Pink Champag…
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…taff. What else is BAAG doing to combat the threat of environmental weeds? Having local council lists available and displayed within the nursery of Common Garden Plants that are Environmental Weeds in…
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…Supplies enquiries to yard@baag.com.au. We deliver all over Melbourne! We can deliver our bulk sand, soil, mulch, compost and stone to your site in most areas of Metro Melbourne. Our fleet of trucks a…
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…us amount of flexibility when it comes to planting style and plant choice, and can look absolutely fantastic when complete. Consider planting no traffic species in an area where lawn may have been diff…
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…e soil. This extra nitrogen will compensate for any nitrogen being taken up by the gradual decomposition of the mulch. 6. Lay your mulch thickly (7-8cm deep), keeping the area directly around plants fr…
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…connect and interact. Starting a community garden or joining an existing one is an opportunity to make new friends, swap knowledge and information, and enjoy other like-minded people’s company. Not to…
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…lthough it is not as vigorous as common mint, it may be best to plant it in a pot in the ground due to its suckering nature. Uses in the Kitchen Use this mint in place of common mint as tea, with your…
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