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Shrub Identification Please Hi, First time poster. I am looking to identify this tree/bush. I have three of them that the previous owner had carved into ball tree's. Do you have any idea what they are?
Hedge is thinning Hi I purchased a property with a lovley garden and I am very new to gardening. I'm not sure what my hedge is but it is thinning and the inside is hollow and filled with empty branches. Dead beaches I'm guessing. Now theres holes in the hedge. How do I revive my hedge? Do I have to remove the dead branches and they will grow back? Any help would be appreciated.
What tree is this? Can anyone help me identify this tree? A month ago all the leaves were dark green (as seen in one patch in the photo). There has been some heavy rain over last few weeks and now dry hot conditions. The leaves have started to go yellow. Does anyone know why? Is this concerning or normal? Is there anything I can do to stop this happening? Thanks.
Succulent on balconies Succulents are often a good choice for balconies, although many are prone to damage by frost.
Transplanting Staghorn I recently found that a stag horn fern (Platycerium bifurcated) had germinated and begun to grow, on a water feature alongside my fishpond. At what stage can it be transplanted for growing-on? How does one separate it from the surface on which it has grown with out fatally damaging root structure? NOTE: The plant is now at least twice as big as pictured.
Bay Tree Problem Hi I have a 15yr old Bay Tree in a raised garden bed (with other herbs)..for the past few years it has been sending out shoots at ground level and I have been cutting them at or just below soil level...This enhances the growth however, and the number of "suckers" has become a problem as they branch from the previous cut area... HELP!! what do I do to reduce /stop this occuring? Or is it time to remove the tree ( which looks fabulous as I have topiaried it) and replace with a lemon tree???
Lily Pilly Hedge problem Hi, I have a lilly pilly hedge vor privacy in my front yard. 2 years ago I had a gardener cut the hedge and he introduced a little green bug that has been eating all the new growth on the hedge I have used everything on bunnings shelf without success even richgrow bug killa and now it has changed colour and groes only in spots.I have watered and sprayed with seasol,seasol gold and native fertiliser but my hedge is dying can anybody please help?
Hedges for narrow spaces I have a small garden in need of some evergreen hedges. But it can’t be more than 80cm high and 30/35cm wide. I don’t know if I can, for example, get Japanese buxus and plant flush against timber sleepers and trim them when the get 30/35cm thick (away from the sleepers) I have no idea what plant is suitable for this. I would like fragrant flowering but not essential
Another weed identification please. Looking to identify this weed please.
Cucumbers getting munched by something? Hi All, My cucumbers have just started attracting something that is taking what looks like small bites out of them. I have no idea what they are. They have also just moved ont my small roma tomatoes. Pic attached.... Help!!!
East facing glass house Hi all - this my first post - with a tonne of work to do in our new old house probably won't do any real gardening for some time; I am in the ideas/planning phase! So, we have an east facing heavily sloped (poorly terraced) garden. the flat area exiting the house is only about 4.5 to 5 metres wide before hitting the slope starting with 3 tiers of moss rocks. We have no and require an out door living space. First idea was to pave and install a vergola. I am now thinking about a glass house. I would like peoples thoughts if this would work being east facing. House is 2 story so not much direct light in winter. will this heat up house too much in summer or with the right ventilation could it work - could you comfortably sit in this space, again with the right ventilation? could you incorporate outdoor kitchen with BBQ and pizza oven?? would want a glass roof, not polycarbonate sheeting? Look forward to your thoughts
Any ideas what this is Hi could someone please tell me what tree or shrub this is . ? Pic not the best it has large old base / trunk which was cut down but has regrown . Thanks
Something eating my Dwarf Canna I've grown my first garden this year of Dwarf Canna & Alstromeria, have already been invaded by whiteflies and other insects but cannot figure out what is eating large holes and even severing half of one leaf? Can anybody suggest what kinds of creatures would do this? I live in Melbourne.
Pyrostegia Venusta - how hard can I prune Hi, I have bought a home on the Sunshine Coast that has a section of fence about 8m long which has had pyrostegia venusta (orange trumpet vine) growing along the top. Photo attached. The wire support is failing under the weight of ten years of growth. I’d like to prune back the vine hard, to about 6 inches from the ground, install some more substantial support, and regrow the creeper. If I cut the plant back this hard will it regrow?
Convolvulus Struggling I have been trying to grow Convolvulus cneorum for a few years along the top of a rockery (maybe 40 separate plants). Without warning they start to change colour and start to die. This is quite random and I have some plants took 2 or more years to die this way and others have not died. I replaced the soil in areas where they died with fresh garden soil from my landscape supplies after digging out the existing soil to a depth of at least 400mm. Note the garden is only about 300mm wide with large sandstone rocks on one edge and lawn the other side separated by pine sleepers which would be at least 10 years old. I replaced 8 plants into the new soil which had been placed there at least a month earlier just 2 months ago (watering them in daily for the first week and then once a week) and today I notice that two plants are starting to wilt and die. I feel that I should replace all of these Convolvulus with something else but what? See attached photos. What could be causing this?
What is this white rock please? Hi, Can anyone please help me identify this stuff? I'm finding chunks of it in the ground in the garden and under the deck in the house we just moved into. It's like a block of crumbly rock mixed in with the dirt. Then when you crush it with your hands it turns to powder very easily. Is it even a rock? Or is it a big blob of decomposing mould or something? Any ideas please? Here's a link of the rock not crumbled as I find it. And below is a link to the rock after I've squished it. It's easy as hell to crush, 2 fingers will do it. https://www.dropbox.com/s/9606jpqo5vumo70/WhiteRock1%20%281%29.JPG?dl=0 Crumbled rock https://www.dropbox.com/s/sp4siz4dndwk5la/WhiteRock1%20%282%29.JPG?dl=0 Cheers, Chris
Help me identify these seedlings please Hi all. I recently moved into a new home and set up a few garden beds with potting mix and cane mulch. This little bed has not had anything planted by me in it but it has these small (3-5cm) shoots coming up all over. I don't want to just rip them out if they are beneficial or edible. I have not idea what they are and hope that one of you may know. Thanks, in advance for any and all help. Cheers, macinoz
Newbie Balcony Grower Hi, I have never grown anything in my life, but now have a rather large (roughly 6m x 4m) balcony/patio area and woud like to try my hand at a few easier veges. North facing, in Canberra - I might need to protect with shade in mid-summer. One issue I am finding is that balcony pots and elevated beds tend to be quite small - some interlocking small ones are around but expensive. Does anyone have any receommendations for larger lighteweight beds suitable to tiled surfaces, and easy to grow vegetables? I know I am a bit late in the spring for a lot of planting, but that's fine. if nothing much grows this year, no great loss - I wouldn't expect to get things right first go anyway.
Dead Passionfruit My passionfruit vine was growing vigorously and had set a good crop of young fruit. I returned from holiday a couple of weeks ago to find it a bit wilted. I gave it a few good waters but it didn't come back. Slowly all the fruit began to wrinkle and the leaves turned yellow. Within two weeks it was pretty much gone. I tried a a pesticide and fungicide but may have been too late. I've cut it back to the woody trunk now hoping it will re-shoot. Any ideas what attacked it? Photos attached.
How to repair and maintain a lawn Hi. I recently became an owner of a house with a large lawn area. I have never maintained a garden before. While the lawn was full of grass when we first moved in, it is not so now. I had sprayed weed killer in one small patch of the lawn but now almost the whole lawn is full of weeds (and they over grew because I couldn't mow them in time) I have mowed down the weeds now but I need it to go back to the pretty lawn like it was. What should be my next step? Should I spray weed killer on the whole of the lawn now? Then what? Help please.????
Frangipani help please! Hi, Each year my Frangipani's get yellow ends, they look to get worse, the growth is stunted and some have died. Does anyone know what causes this end branch problem? Cheers Pete
Coleus leaf propagation Hey I can not seem to find anything much about doing Coleus Leaf Vein propagation so I have decided to go ahead and test the theory myself and post results as I go for future reference to those whom think they might want some info. Ok so I am doing this in such a method anyone at home can also do. There are 2 leaves pinned to a mix of Sphagnum moss and peat moss, sprayed with tap water to keep moist. The pot is covered with plastic kitchen wrap and a half job plastic wrap tie to keep some sort of environmental control. Notes: 1. I have used cable ties to pin leaves but you could use Plant ties, a stone or anything that works for your situation. 2. The Sphagnum and peat moss could be substituted for any of your favorite propagation media. I just had it there. 3. The kitchen wrap could be subbed with a prop dome, tray and cloche or anything that allows light through and easy access to respray if needed. Cheers for now Staffy
Deodar Sick HI There, I hope someone can help me? I have a special, large Deodar Tree which is about 70 years old. At the beginning of Spring is shed most of its needles. Now it has new growth which also appears to be dying. We living in Central West NSW and have experienced 3 years of drought. Any suggestions would be fantastic! Thanks, Susie
Grape vine suffering Crimson glory vine vitis coignetiae producing loads of flowers, but the leaves are very small and don't cover our pergola as well as they used to.
Frangipani companion plants Hi There, My wife wants to plant 4 x White Frangipanis along our rear boundary in raised round concrete beds. (see picture) Could you please recommend complementary planting for in between the Frangipanis. The area is in full morning - early afternoon sun. To the right of the picture is a metal fence. What would work as screen planting to hide the fence that would also be complimentary in look. This area only gets morning sun. Many thanks in advance for your help. Cameron Russell Lea, NSW
Magnolia Tree Dying? Wondering if someone can help. We planted about 15 beautiful Magnolia trees approx 3 years ago. All are growing beautifully except for 1 which appears to be dying. It was fine up until 3-4 months ago when the leaves started browning. I tried giving it extra water but didnt seem to help. Can anyone help? Is it dead? Can it be saved? It seems to be sprouting towards the bottom as pictured which makes me think its still alive. Appreciate the help!
Rose bugs Hi, just wondering if anyone can ID these bugs that invade my roses and other flowers every year. I only see them this time of year but they totally decimate the flowers very quickly. I've attached a photo of the bugs on the rose and the damage they do to the roses. Thank you Sandy
Pest eating passion fruit vine Hi, I am on my second attempt at growing passion fruit plants in Vines in Victoria. Something is eating the leaves. I can’t see anything on the plants though. I have been trying white oil and chilli garlic spray but can’t seem to stop them being eaten. I am in the Geelong area. Any help would be appreciated
sunflowers hello all trying to grow some sunflower seedlings for the first time ever i planted some in the garden....the sprouted but before a second set of leaves appeared something plucked them or at them.......but they are gone i have tried now planting some seeds in a seed raising container (clear lid plastic tray) and i have soaked the seeds for a few hours and planted them pointy end down and put them in the cupboard (water inthe bottom) some of them have sprouted after a few days but they a growing sideways rather than up ( a spindly looking white shoot) just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on why this would be
Beginner advice needed please!! Hi there, I’m a complete beginner to growing veggies. I’m planning on using organic potting mix and using seeds instead of seedlings. I will start with lettuce seeds. My questions are... 1. Do I need to use pea straw mulch to keep moisture in the soil? 2. How often should I water the seeds while waiting for them to germinate? 3. How often should I use fertiliser? (I’m in West Gippsland Victoria so usually we have plenty of rain). Thank you
Are my Liquid amber sick? Hi I recently bought some liquid Amber trees to plant down our driveway. I have noticed they have black edges on the leaves and this weird bark looking stuff up the trunks (and on every branch of one of them). I'm wondering if they are diseased or infested or something and if there is anything I can do about it?
Lemon tree insects Hi all, I recently bought and planted a Dwarf Meyer lemon tree. It seems to be doing well, but it has these insects all over the pot (and in the compost). It doesn't appear thus far they are eating the leaves, but I wouldn't mind getting rid of them! Any ideas on what they are and what I can do to remove? Thanks
Bare root trees Purchased around 80 trees all bare root a mix of ornamental and fruit trees but the soil was just too waterlogged to plant. Managed to get about 50 planted but the remainder are in sandy loam and have budded and now in leaf. Can I still plant them out? Any hints to ensure their survival?
Help!! Bambino fiddle dropping leaves I woke up this morning after having a bambino fiddle leaf for around 6 months looking quite healthy to all of a sudden dropping leaves like crazy! I can barely touch it and another drops off. I’m a novice gardener and the leaves don’t look super unhealthy in any obvious way to me, so any help would be appreciated. It was so expensive and I don’t want it to die!! I currently water it every 2 weeks, it’s well draining, the roots seem dry to touch when I water it, so I wouldn’t have thought I was overwatering but who knows.
Hippeastrum cultivar identification Hi everyone, I would like to know the name of this hippeastrum flower. If you know what it is called, please let me know. Many thanks. I really need to find this bulb.
Myoporum parvifolium Does anyone know how long it takes for myoporum parvifolium yarenna to establish and start to spread? I planted it back in March and whilst it looks healthy, it has barely spread. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Spindly hedge revival? I’ve moved into a house in Canberra where the hedge has had little attention and looks very spindly. Is there a way to revive it and encourage more foliage?
Pomegranate Tree Hi , I think my pomegranate tree is sick . The tree is 5 years old and has been very healthy until this summer where its healthy leaves turned yellow (usually does in late autumn) and this spring leaves are not looking healthy and pale green and much less leaves than usual. I feed this twice yearly with general fertiliser and fruiting fertilizer in spring and water regularly Not sure what is happening or how to save this tree, any advise is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance !
Persimilis or Red Spider Mite?? Hello! I recently started my first garden bed and everything has been growing beautifully! I live in NSW Australia and it is currently Spring here. I have been noticing insect life in the garden. Ants, little flies, worms and garden spiders. All was fine until I spotted hundreds of microscopic orange-ish spider looking things crawling all over my soil and mulch. I took a further look with the zoom on my phone camera and found that the bigger ones are orange and the almost unseeable ones are clear. I did a lot of reading on mites yesterday and it seems that the most common pest mite is the Two Spotted Mite (Red Spider Mite). My little friends don't have two spots on the back however, I read they can turn red-orange during cooler weather and seeing as we are just coming out of winter, I'm concerned that this might be the case. I have also been noticing small-ish webs on the soil. I'll add photos below. My plants seem to be doing fine. One of my green bean leaves was eaten but it has slime all over it so I'm guessing a snail made his way through. This has me confused and worried because I can't tell if they are Predatory Mites (Persimilis), Pest Mites, or maybe even just baby spiders from my Garden Spiders!! I have already become emotionally attached to my veggies and I would be devastated if they got eaten up by some tiny pests! I also found a few of these small caterpillar- larva looking things if you can identify. Hopefully not a problem. Please help to identify and if they are pests, any advice on how to organically deal with them would be much appreciated.
Help needed Does anyone know what gardening tool this is..???
Weed Identification Hi there - Linked is a picture of a weed we're getting on our lawn, wondering if we could get it identified as we're unsure if it's safe for the rabbits to dine on. Location is south Tasmania. Thanks!
Everything turning yellow in raised Garden Bed Hi there, I've just put in some raised garden beds. Filled them with layers (lasagne style) with the last 40cm or so of 'organic garden soil'. I planted a whole bunch of veggies, many of which i have grown successfully in pots previously. They all germinated fine, however, since germination, they have all stopped growing and are looking very yellow and sick. I tested the pH of the soil and it was a little high so i added some sulphate. I've fed the plants with powerfeed and seasol. I'd appreciate any advice. I'm worried the soil is just terrible
Does anyone know what variety of lavender this is? Hi. I’ve been trying to identify this lavender. It has long wiry flowers of deep purple. It only has a mild lavender scent compared to other varieties.
Damage to agave Hi... We are in Perth . Recently we have noticed quite a few of our Agava , Yukkas ,Dragun tree and Dracaena have developed spotty leaves. There does not appear to be any little creatures on the leaves and it is as tho the spots are inside the leaf.. The underside of the leaves are unaffected What do you think the cause could be?
What's wrong with my transplanted tomato? I just carefully planted this Wapsipinicon Peach tomato in a grow bag, with well draining soil and some horse manure lower down in the bag. I put it in last night, and gave it a good water... now, this morning it looks like it's dying. Is this transplant shock or something worse? It is because I planted it at night and the water wasn't absorbed well? Or was it because I put some slow release fertiliser pellets in the hole next to the roots? I may have overwatered it; when I saw the leaves turning dull and losing colour, I gave it a good water so maybe that didn't help. Will it survive? What did I do wrong? Thanks in advance!
Grevillea - falling flowers Hello I have a Grevillia (Robyn Gordon) which was going great but now the flowers are looking abit brittle and some falling off. I haven't over watered and its in the native potting mix. Any ideas of what might be going on? Much thanks Alex
Dense Fense. Does it have a fragrant flower Hi, I'm looking a putting in a low growing fragrant hedge. Does anyone know if Dense Fence Sweet Viburnum have a fragrant flow?
Happy Wanderer - Sick plant We have three happy wanderers in the same garden bed, each around 2m apart, one is flourishing and the two others have barely grown and seem to be sick. The look dry and seem to have cob webs in spots. It's such a shame as we love the colours and screening they provide. I have attached some photos.
Eumundi Quandong Hi,A pest has been eating the top leaves of my Eumundi Quandongs. The trees look really healthy apart from the top. I've lopped the top eaten sections off, but when it grows back and the leaves are eaten again. I put possum spikes on the fence but i don't think it's possums because they eat all around. However a couple of branches are broken. The flowers and leaves on my Tippuchina against the same fence also get eaten.
Help with my Passion Fruit vine Hi all, I recently bought a house in bayside Victoria. The courtyard has three passion fruit vines growing at the back of a planter garden and in the last couple of months they seem to be really suffering. The middle one had a massive bulk (I wonder if they were planted too close together?) and I recently gave it a trim to try and help. The leaves have been dropping and new growth is much lighter in color and shriveled. It hasn’t gotten much worse since the trim but hasn’t improved either. What can I do to save the plants? Thanks ??
Brown/black spots on branch of Meyer lemon These brown/black spots have appeared on a single branch of a young lemon tree - other branches are unaffected. Any advice much appreciated, thanks!
Sick Avocado Tree Hi, my very young avocado tree’s leaves have turned brown and feel really dry and crispy. The soil is moist so it’s definitely getting water. The rest of the plant is green.
Lemon drop Please can anyone help with my lemon tree which is grown in a container. For the last 2years at this time of year it produces lots and lots of flowers which in turn produce lemons . The grow to about the size of a pea then turn yellow and fall off.Can anyone help, I will be glad of any advice
Young delphiniums nibbled Nibbled and in some cases cropped. We're in an enclosed garden, with no sign of ANY wildlife. The only other clue is that in that area if I sprinkle green slug pellets at night by morning they've all gone. So maybe it's some nocturnal critter? It's not rabbits. It's not slugs or snails.
Camellia Hello, I have a camellia cutting from my mother's father's tree. It is struggling and the only one left, my parents have since sold the house. How long does it stay in a plastic bag? How much water should i give it? Should i bring it inside for warmth at all? Kind regards and thanks Anthony
Dying Lawn Hi, What are we doing wrong?(please find attached before and after photos). Our Palmetto lawn is looking terrible. We have had plenty of rainfall and everyone else in our street has green lawn except us. We are afraid of losing our lawn altogether. We purchased and lay our lawn in September last year. And now it looks like this. Desperately need some help!!! Any advice would be much appreciated. Regards Anthony Priemus
My Palm isn’t as happy Hi. I was hoping someone could give me some advice. I’ve had this Palm all year and it’s been happy and healthy. I water it once a week in winter and summer more based on speed of drying. It gets good light here by this window and has been in this larger pot for about 4 months now. Does any one know why two fronds are dying off? One frond which is dying needs to survive to support the new one coming up. Please help. ??
Soil Suppliers Hi there, I have a soil supply concern that I'd like to share with this forum as I'm unable to source a good landscaping provider in the Northern Sydney area and wondered if others are affected by it. I have attempted to source a premium grade gardening soil from the Hornsby area, including Belrose \ Terrey Hills. ISSUE: Nothing seems to grow in the soil purchased. As it turns out the soil being sold at the moment has an extremely high PH. The first two batch's I bought a year ago from different suppliers had a PH of 8.5 to 9.5. My last hope of purchasing through a large reputable company had a PH of 8-9. Selling soil in these ranges isn't acceptable, as these supplier would know that most plants grow in the PH range of 5 to 7.5. It cost me valuable time and money correcting this problem. This hasn't been a once off issue for me it's been occurring for over a year. Is anyone else experiencing this issue?
After Zingiber officinale Ginger Hi, I have been searching for some Ginger (Zingiber officinale) at a reasonable price but can not find it anywhere. I would like to grow my own Ginger. Does anyone have any they would like to sell or could I be pointed in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
Golden sheens 8 months old dying Never had problem with my hedges now white things on leaves and trunk , lady at Mitre 10 said mealy bugs so I bought (congaurd) and have sprayed them every week I just can’t seem to stop Them
What plant is this Anyone know what this plant is? Doesn't like sunlight and seems to set lots of seeds and seedlings abound around the plant.
is this tree damaging my plants I have a tree overhanging from the neighbour and cannot remember the species. Its regularly dropping leaves and small branches I have a row of Lilly Pilly's under this tree. The ones directly under this tree are stunted and look diseased with multiple dead branches. The ones beyond it are fine and growing well Do the dropping leaves pose a toxic risk to any plants underneath? Thanks
Lemon Myrtle- pruning We have a lemon myrtle tree that has grown to about 3 metres tall. We are hoping to form it into a smaller, bushier shape. Is it possible to cut off the top branches? Will it regrow into a bush?
What is this plant? Can anyone help me identify this plant? It a compact shrub with silvery down covered leaves and small mauve flowers. It has pods which means it’s a bean, pea or Kulin family member from what I can tell. It’s a stunning plant in my elderly neighbours garden and he doesn’t recall what it is. I’d like to try and grow it from the pod seeds. I’m not sure if it native or not. The plant is in the southern area of W.A.
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