Tag: Entertainment
Sunflowers more diverse than you thought
I am on the email list for a seed company in the USA, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, and while I have never, and will never,...
Forgiven for loving the hardy Salvia
One of my favourite plants for hardiness and colour is the Salvia group.
I have several in my garden and find them very forgiving...
Tricky but rewarding to grow
My daughter grows blueberries in her home garden and has grown them in all the gardens in the various places she’s lived, from the...
Spectacular rain trees on show
The Chinese rain tree is widely used in gardens and as street trees in Warwick where it provides year-round interest, and over the last...
Spring Flower Show results
The Warwick Horticultural Society held its 109th Spring Flower Show in St Mary’s Hall, Warwick, on Wednesday and Thursday 18 and 19 October.
Champion Rose,...
TRY THIS … returning from holidays
Being away for a while, my garden is not looking well. Some heavy frosts have taken their toll and the continuing dry hasn’t helped....
A stonefruit bounty…
I have been enjoying the proliferation of wonderful stone fruit available lately. I have made plum jam, apricot jam and mixed berry jam...
TRY THIS … shaping succulents
Shaping succulents can be a tough but rewarding process.
Another interesting way to grow these amazing plants is in a ball or as a tower....
Apricots in abundance…
Further to stone fruit from two weeks ago I thought it was time to find out a little more about apricots in the area...
Blooms all year round
With all the wonderful rain we’ve had, a moderate flood in the river and Leslie dam at almost 30% full, just maybe we can...
Nature’s way of protecting trees in hard times
In a previous column I described a tree I admire, the lignotuberous Carbeen, more commonly known as the Morton Bay Ash, and had found...
The ultimate in bush tucker
Last Sunday 29 July was National Tree Planting Day, so I thought some more about trees I have heard about or known, was appropriate.
One...
How new maternity care is helping ease pregnancy fears
Mothers have embraced an increasingly popular type of maternity service on the Southern Downs which pairs pregnant women with just one midwife before, during...
