Last straw: the greenery sparing us from the cream brick house behind, with blue spouting, was (and I say "was") an out-of-control vine of some sort that needed a…

Hi again, wise ones.
Along with the roses in buckets, I also inherited a gloriosa lily in a pot which, although I think is in the dormant phase, might be freezing…

Thanks heaps, guys. Sounds like the seaweed mix and good potting mix is the go. Have got both those things,…

Question for the wise ones: my mother had four roses in her small garden - Gold Bunny (climber, I think), French Vanilla, Dublin Bay and Hot Chocolate - that…

OMG. Just as well I asked. It seemed like such a good idea at the time. I'll look harder at the pack…

Thanks, everybody, for your input on this problem.
Without a word about what was on the forum, DH was found outside the following taking the Fu approach: armed…

Hi, all.
After two months away we returned to home to Melbourne to find an entire family of snails - and I mean several generations, judging by the variation in size…

Thanks for that, Fu.
I figured it had to be something I was doing wrong. Sounds like I drowned the first lot. Also sounds like the reason I got…

Hi, guys, and welcome new and learned Moderators.
Has anyone had difficulty with sunflower seeds in peat pots? I put one in about eight…

Fu to the rescue - again. Thanks heaps, Fu.

It would be great to find out what colour this one is. …

Hi, all.
I have been given an azalea in a 125mm pot. It has originally come from Bunnings with the label on the side of the pot bearing the bar…

No doubt about it: the picture is worth a thousand words.
The picture is absolutely worth a thousand words. The fence hanger at our house certainly looks…

That's a relief, Fu. I really didn't want to cut it all back. But I must confess, I have been known to unwittingly cultivate weedsbefore; hence the…

Hanging over the fence at the back of our new house is a vine of some sort. At the moment it's flowering, with a pale lemon coloured bell-shaped…

Thanks for your response, Fu. When the wind stops blowing and the tree stands still for a minute, I will take a couple of pics; then attempt…

We have moved into a new house recently which has what I'm pretty sure are two Little Gems against the fence in what is a fairly small backyard. These…