Tims Articles
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Make a weeping maple happy - Jul 22, 2010
A few years ago I saw a Japanese Weeping Maple in a nursery for $3,500. It would have been at least 25 years old with a big thick trunk and it had the most amazing fern like weeping foliage. It actually looked like a giant bonsai plant and I fell in love with it. I went back a month later and it had been sold. Japanese Weeping Maples ...
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Put on a Coat and Save - Jul 8, 2010
Dear Gardening friends I know it is freezing now but could I temp you to go out in the garden if the plants were half price? Smart gardeners have discovered that strawberry plants can be bought for just $1.50 in winter but the price goes up to $3.99 in spring. That's because nurseries can sell strawberry plants bare rooted at ...
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Big fruit on small trees - Jun 18, 2010
There is a backyard revolution going on that is seeing homeowners growing fruit trees again. 50 years ago almost every house had a lemon tree down the back near the toilet. Today the toilets are inside and the backyards are smaller but nurseries have responded by producing dwarf sized fruit trees that still provide normal sized fruit.
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Jane's rose is worth growing - Jun 15, 2010
This time last year we were inundated with people wanting to buy the Jane Mcgrath rose. Unfortunately growers had underestimated how many people would be willing to support the Mcgrath Foundation by purchasing a rose.This year more roses have been produced and $1.00 from the sale of each rose will be donated to the Mcgrath Foundation.
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Just Another Tree Rant! - Jun 1, 2010
I have been reading lots of articles in the paper recently about people getting cranky with councils about their street tree selection. Poplar trees are lifting up driveways in Harrington Park and White Cedar trees are attracting plagues of caterpillars in Mt Annan. In Narellan, London Plane trees are dripping sap on cars and the hair...