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Reviews & features: gardens and landscaping

Getting rid of the bloodsuckers

There are a few things you can do to make mosquitoes less of an irritant and to discourage more of them breeding in your backyard. …more

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Green roofs

City roofs full of plants, not baking concrete, is a vision being developed by Green Roofs for Healthy Australian Cities. …more

Wildlife in Brisbane

Brisbane is a city of a million people and an unknown number of mammals, reptiles, birds and other wildlife. …more

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Balinese style plants

Q: I need to plant something behind my pool to hide an industrial fence that acts as our rear fence. …more

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Bougainvillea advice

Q: I have a bougainvillea plant and It just finished a full bloom. …more

Bush food

Q: I am interested in growing bush foods that can be substituted into common recipes such as fruit smoothies and vegetable stir fries. …more

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Camellia

Q: I was after information on Camellia lutchuensis - the tiny leaved, sweet smelling camellia we spied while at the parklands on the weekend. …more

Help for clay soil

Q: I have a yard that has hard clay soil. What is the cheapest solution to improve the soil? …more

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Cuttings, rooting powder and propogation

Q: Does it really make a difference to your success rate at striking plants if you use rooting powder? …more

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Dead garden

Q: In my garden I have a large area of infertile land, nothing grows. …more

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Soil not retaining water

Q: When it rains our mulch seems to get wet but not the ground underneath. …more

Garden edging

Q: Hi I want to find a cheap alternative to garden edging. …more

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Relocating frangipanis

Q: We are currently looking to relocate some very old a very nice frangipani trees (around the house block due to construction). …more

Garden rubbish disposal

Q: I was wondering, where very large amounts of foliage could be thrown out! Ang – Kedron …more

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