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78 SEPTEMBER 2019 GARDENING AUSTRALIA
Keepaneyeoutfor
clustersofblackcitrus
aphidsonthe softnew
shootsofcitrusplants.
Squash them with
your fi ngers, or hose
them o the plant
with a jet of water.
Baganydevelopingfruittoprotect
itfromfruitfly,sap-suckingbugsand
otherdamagingpests
Tidybambooclumps,removing
lowerfoliagetoshowattractivestems
Pickripepassionfruitregularly
toencouragemorefruittodevelop
Digupanddivideestablished
lemongrass,wearinglongsleeves
andglovestoprotectyourarmsand
handsfromthesharpleaves
Plant jade vine (Strongylodon
macrobotrys) in a prominent spot
where it can show off its beautiful
dangling panicles of turquoise-blue
blooms (below)
In e tropics
Pest
alert
Many white fl owers use perfume rather than colour to attract pollinators, and you
can take advantage of this to add fragrance to your garden in summer. In warmer
areas, consider planting a non-seeding form of Murraya spp. It makes a great hedge
that produces a perfumed display in spring, then again in late summer to early
autumn. Angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia spp.) gives you large, fragrant bells on a small
tree, while frangipanis are essential in the warm-climate garden in late summer,
as are climbers such as Beaumontia spp. and Stephanotis spp. In colder areas, grow
Chinese star jasmine or the deciduous Mandevilla laxa. Possibly the most-loved
white summer bloomers, gardenias come in a range of sizes to suit most gardens.
Plant white bloomers
TOP JOB
CLOCKWISE
FROM TOP LEFT
Fragrant frangipani;
a Beaumontia sp. with
frilly blooms; angel’s
trumpet; a classic
gardenia.
Set out cuttings (slips) of sweet
potato vine into mounded beds that
haven’tbeenusedtogrowsweet
potatoesinrecentseasons
Place the tops of cut-off plastic
bottlesoveryoungbeanplantsto
protectthemfrombeanflyattack
Buy soft-cane dendrobium
orchidsinfullbloom,andhang
themondisplayfromatree
Fertilisegardenbedswith
pelletisedorganicfertiliser
Sow seeds of fl at-leaf parsley
in pots so they can be moved
under cover when the rains come