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Frog Friendly Gardens! In the night garden – a story of native frogs
Native frogs play an important role in our suburban gardens. They eat lots of mosquito larvae, caterpillars, ants and other pests that attack your edible fruits and vegetables. Sadly, native frog numbers are in decline due to declining habitat and our use of poisons...
Signs you over-fertilised your water plants!
What happens when you over-fertilised your water plants? I've been having a lovely time recently, getting lots of new water plants including the Louisana irises and the Water Lotus. And recently I have rediscovered also found out what happens if you've over-fertilised...
Growing Water Lotus
Growing Water Lotus The Water Lotus is a beautiful flowering plant that grows totally submerged in water. The flowers come in a range of colours from pure white, through to yellows, pinks and reds. And I warn you, they are addictive! I have a beautiful lotus, that has...
Importance of soil preparation
Why is soil preparation important? I have recently pondered the question of whether people realise how important soil preparation is? What raised this question is that I have been watching a new garden being established in the neighbourhood. And it made me realise...
Remove old jar labels easily
One of my biggest frustrations is removing the old jar labels from commercial jars. And I am sure that I am not alone in my frustrations! So why is this such a frustration? Well, as regular readers of my blogs would know, I love turning excess produce into jams and...
Oxalis weed – A story of a Nasty Weed
I have just been out in my garden declaring war on weeds that are happily pushing their way through after the lovely rain we had recently. Have you ever noticed that it is the weeds which are the first to appear? In this particular case the weed I have been targeting...