Tims Gardening Column
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He’s The Ginger Bread Man - Nov 6, 2025
Dear gardening One tree can make such a difference to your life. I turned up to a party once, it was a kids pool party, the parents could stay if they wanted but they all didn't. I ended up helping cook the bbq while watching the kids swim. I became the unofficial lifesaver. It was in a fancy suburb, the back yard faced ...
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A Tree That Smokes? - Oct 30, 2025
Dear gardening Fayaz just came in looking for Native grasses. You don't want native grasses mate, show me a photo of your garden. He showed me a photo, the garden was all prepared, it was even covered in mulch. The house next door was huge, one of the windows looked straight into Fayaz's front garden. You need a tree mat...
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You Need A Pelargonium. - Oct 23, 2025
Dear gardening I'm sitting here having a coffee, you see things here in Queen street, it's theatre. I've just watched Tookie water this tree with her water bottle. She had one bottle for herself and one for the tree. I watched her water the tree yesterday too, she has adopted this tree. It's very methodical, she tips the...
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And Then I Trod On A Brown Snake? - Oct 16, 2025
Dear gardening friendsSome exciting news!! Tim's Fruit Fly Resistant Tomato is back in stock today. We are sorry if you've missed out recently but this amazing apricot sized Tomato is our biggest seller. Customers rave about this heirloom variety that has a natural resistance to fruit fly. No nasty chemicals needed to grow this ...
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Attract Birds Into Your Garden. - Oct 10, 2025
Dear gardening friendsIt's funny how you meet people by accident. I was driving through Menangle a few days ago and I saw this beautiful yellow Banksia rose in my peripheral vision. I kept driving but I thought to myself "I should have taken a photo of that". Well today I was driving past and I decided to stop. There was a guy o...