Posts Tagged ‘soil’

Green Side Up

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

MarcusWorking in a native plant nursery, I’ve heard of some pretty interesting ways people have killed their newly purchased native plants. Sometimes it’s due to not knowing what to do, while most times it’s actually due to kindness.

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Building up your garden beds with “manufactured” soil.

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

These articles are extracted from the Yuruga Newsletter
Vol 13 No 1
(December 2005).

Lots of people like to build up their garden beds by adding extra soil. This is a very popular approach to gardening, particularly where your original soil is quite poor or if it is poorly drained.

However, there are serious traps for the unwary, so here’s our advice to you ..

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Creating a Rainforest Garden with Australian Tropical Plants

Thursday, January 1st, 2004

This article is extracted form the Yuruga Newsletter
Vol 12 No 1
(January 2004).

The focus of this article is for gardeners in tropical Australia.
However, the basic principles apply for throughout Australia
with minor modifications for local conditions.

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