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Choosing Your Plants From The Nursery - When choosing plants from the nursery, always look for healthy leaf growth, perhaps new shoots and good colour in the leaves. Plants that look pale and show no sign of new growth could be root bound or unhealthy and will take longer to establish in the gr... more Sowing Seeds in Patches - Seeds can be sown directly on the permanent site by broadcasting or scattering them over a prepared patch of soil, where informal groups of flowering plants such as annuals are grown in a border, or where seeds of biennials or perennials are sown in frame... more How To Plant Trees - Holes for shrubs and trees should be dug about 30 centimetres wider and about 15 centimetres deeper than the size of the soil ball of the new plant. When digging the first layer of soil, place it to one side so that this topsoil can be replaced around the... more Light and House Plants - Light can be supplemented by artificial lights, especially by fluorescent tubes only half a metre or so above the plants. This works well for foliage plants but to make flower buds, the red rays of incandescent globes are needed. Too many of these too clo... more Preparing for Planting Roses - soil preparation should be completed about three weeks before planting in order to allow the ground to settle. For spring planting, it is better if the rose bed is prepared the preceding autumn. Beds for massed planting are best prepared by digging the wh... more Lawn Sprigging - Sprigs are young rooted shoots — pieces of stolon with leaves and roots attached. Lawns of subtropical grasses — Bermuda, carpet, St. Augustine and centipede — may be established by planting such shoots at distances of six to nine inches apart. This is ca... more When to Sow Grass Seeds - There is no doubt that by far the most favorable time to sow a new lawn is early autumn. Then the soil is still warm enough to stimulate growth, and the grasses make good roots before called upon to face the rigors of winter. A great advantage of autumn s... more Moving Your Roses - Roses may be successfully moved at most times of the year, even in full flower and when the soil is dry, provided precautions are taken. Remove all buds and flowers, but do not leave them with long stems. Lift each plant carefully, cutting back any extra... more |
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