…able plant, you can grow it as a free standing shrub, an espalier or pruned to form a small tree. It forms a neat shrub by itself, but if pruning bear a couple of things in mind. New growth occurs imme…
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Paving & Retaining Walls
…bowing. Concrete sleepers are becoming increasingly popular. Obvious advantages with strength and durability are seeing them used in structural walls. With a variety of colours and textures becoming a…
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…ay be raised by adding household compost, broken down leaf litter, or organic compost. Suitable organic fertilizers include Blood and Bone, any pelleted Organic Fertilizer, organic Liquid Fertilisers,…
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…, horticultural and basic design questions and offer sustainable solutions to most of the problems areas we encounter in the garden. At the end of the consultancy you get two discount vouchers to use a…
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…r farming. They can be mulched / composted when the season is over. Keep in mind… Even though the inputs are minimal, seasonal and yearly fluctuations in weather and other conditions mean that herbicid…
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Juniper Berries
…o chilli dishes where they add a certain complementary rustic flavour. Berries are best if lightly crushed before being used as a spice, used both fresh and dried, their flavour and odour is at their s…
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…Parklands has the potential to become one of the great urban conservation parks. Their activities include plant propagation, planting and weed removal. FYVP work with Parks Victoria rangers and focus t…
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…larger fruit with thicker skins. Commonly used with Eureka lemons due to their incompatibility with other rootstocks. Flying dragon rootstock – Poncirus trifoliata ‘Flying Dragon’. This citrus rootstoc…
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Revegetation of the parkland near BAAG
…governments to produce strong outcomes for the environment and the community. BAAG has built into its Environmental Policy and meeting topics a policy of actively promoting the expansion of the Yarra V…
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…are simply varieties that have become unfamiliar to those of us who rely on what the commercial growers give us to eat. As well as adding an ornamental touch to your patch, some heirloom varieties cont…
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…. longifolia are much smaller by comparison. To this end it is recommended that you buy a labelled plant from a nursery if you are intending to eat the berries. Dianella longifolia flowers between Augu…
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…ther, do not plant into straight compost. The soil, compost and manures need to be mixed together. Ensure that the soil mixture is nicely damp throughout. Planting: If necessary you can keep your potte…
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…n the flower stems just begin to open their first flowers, cut every second one down by half (you can use these as cut flowers). The remaining stem will branch out and send up new flowering stems. Use…
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