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Thanks Daniel and Eric. I have enjoyed belonging to this forum -mostly as a silent reader. I've learned much about cold weather gardening...
Hi Michael Yep, know all about that but really your & my ancestors are the villains in sending people to Australia to inhabit one giant eucalypt...
Deepest sympathy to all who have lost family, friends and their homes in the horrific bushfires burning in Victoria -the garden state of...
Hi, it looks like an Agalonema to me. It is a tropical plant so may be suffering from the onset of cooler conditions. If you search all UBC...
I was hoping that it was out of the cupboard :) Sorry can't really help with growing things in the cold -I don't have any experience at all. I...
Congratulations on the new arrival :). How long do you leave seedlings in your airing cupboard?
Good luck :) it should do well
Wow, your bamboo is fantastic!! Oh to live in Queensland (and know what you're doing of course :) ) I would love a cutting sometime - I've been...
Hi, a free draining soil mix is one which doesn't retain lots of water. Some potting mixes have peat and high levels of compost which keep the...
Hi, the only experience that i have of growing zamia is in full sun in free draining sandy soil. It really depends on the species. Your plant...
Thanks heaps, I know what I'm dealing with now. I'll work at it and turn it into a healthy pot specimen. ciao bertoli
Hi, I've checked, it does have "a fully developed sulcus", are they specific to phyllostachys?
Hi K Baron your 'liquid sunshine' would be welcome :) we have water restrictions here. I think mass planting helps here -the leaf litter creates...
Hi, thanks everyone. The plant is still in a pot and he new shoot on the recently transplanted piece has come up about 10cm (4 inches) away from...
Hi, sorry I can't take a better photo. My garden is mass planted -not a spare cm of soil and this tree is growing in amongst a range of other...
Hi Junglekeeper, Michelia figo, aka Port wine magnolia, responds well to pruning. Wait until after it has finished flowering and prune to...
Hi Liz, it is in pots now :). If it isn't a clumping variety I'll leave it in the pots and buy some Bambusa lako (Timor black bamboo) instead. ciao
Hi, I have another nameless plant given to me ages ago which after checking the books, i think is Ficus aspera. I was told that it was a small...
Hi, I was given this bamboo a while back -courtesy of a friend who bought it at a school fete. I must admit that I had neglected it badly and have...
Hi, luddite I agree, Bauhinia and Callistemon.
