By Paul Mundweil Many people in trying to become self sufficient in the garden take to doing their own propagation which is a fun and cost effective way to increasing the plant stock you have. When it comes down to it, propagation is really not that hard. The most important things to know are to[…]
Do you remember how easy it was to cut branches with your secateurs, or how easy your shovel used to go throught the soil when you fisrt bought them? The tools we use for our gardening work are there to make our life easy. Sometimes we think that when we buy them that we don’t[…]
Mulches are a useful way to suppress weeds in your garden, while also benefiting the garden by suppressing evaporation from your soil. Other benefits are that as they break down they add goodness to the soil, (much like composts and without having to turn the soil), and they increase the interaction between soil organisms which[…]
Transplanting in winter time is one of the best times of year to move plants around in your garden. This is because plants are less actively grown in this subtropical climate or, if they are deciduous they are dormant until the spring burst of growth brings them back to life again. If the plants are[…]
Leaf Sunburn-From the Shade to the Sun Maybe sometime you have bought a plant from a nursery and it was kept in a shady position or in a shadehouse. It was looking nice and had shiny leaves. You brought the plant home and put it somewhere in your garden, patio or verandah. Suddenly, the leaves[…]
Tropical foliage and Colour for your Garden www.goldcoastlandscapegardening.com.au Living in a subtropical climate, there are a lot of coloured foliage plants available for your garden. These plants add permanent colour to your garden whereas, with green foliage flowering plants you have to wait till their flowering season occurs. Coloured foliage plants get the most colour[…]
Hi it’s Greenmillenium Landscapes here based on the Gold Coast and provide service also in the Byron Bay and Brisbane areas. It’s now winter time in our region, and the lawn is full of weeds. The stress that the summer growing season put on your grass made it go backwards in some cases. These lawns[…]
It’s winter time on the Gold Coast, and most plants have slowed down their growth to give you a reprieve from the fast summer growth spurts. This is a good time to try and get some of your most persistent garden weeds under control. Are you having persistent problems with “onion weed“, nut grass and[…]
