In my last post I talked about preparing for a storm when you know it is coming. Unfortunately, not all storms can be anticipated. In most states of Australia there are examples of freak weather events that no one saw coming. These anomalies can involve rain, hail or fire. The results can be devastating and [...]
Living in South East Queensland during summer means dealing with storm season. You can expect strong winds, lots of rain, occasional minor flooding and even power loss. It’s all part of the natural cycle of life and whilst it can be annoying at times, the lighting shows are often spectacular. Smart gardeners know they need [...]
When I look around at the gardens in my suburb the ones that catch my eye all have one thing in common. They have a clear purpose. You can see that the gardener who designed them thought about what they wanted to achieve and carefully selected the right components for that purpose. Â Those gardens that [...]
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Just read a really interesting piece in the Sunday paper by Kathleen Noonan who quotes Craig Chalquist, a lecturer at John J Kennedy University in San Francisco, on the reasons why we are all getting so stressed. He is one of a growing group (pardon the pun) of psychologists who believe that many of our [...]
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Don Burke*, an icon of Australian gardening, believes that you need to think of some cheap plants as disposable. When they die you shouldn’t get upset about it. It’s a fact of life. Simply put it down to experience and throw them onto the compost heap. There is no point in attempting to bring them [...]
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