Gardening Australia – May 2019

SOME LIKE IT (and humid) Sticky summers don’t have to spell disaster for rose growers. PAUL HAINS provides expert advice for man ...

ROSES T he most common misconception I hear when talking about roses is that they are difficult, if not impossible, to grow well ...

22 MAY 2019 GARDENING AUSTRALIA ROSES other unproductive canes to encourage new flower growth from healthy stems. You don’t need ...

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ROSES THEBASICS Choose the best roses for your climate,notjustwhat’sonspecial Plant them in an area that gets 5–6hoursofdirectsu ...

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26 MAY 2019 GARDENING AUSTRALIA This young Hybrid Tea rose has grown leggy, and is ravaged by scale and black spot. Pruning will ...

ROSES PHOTOS BRENT WILSON SPRAY & MULCH 1 SCRAPE away remaining litter from base of plant. Put diseased stems in rubbish bin ...

28 MAY 2019 GARDENING AUSTRALIA PHOTO TOM CLIFTON/ACORN PHOTO PLANT IT NOW ...

PLANTS GARDENING AUSTRALIA MAY 2019 29 everl ng LOVE F ewplantswarmmyheart like everlasting daisies. In the wild, they form carp ...

30 MAY 2019 GARDENING AUSTRALIA PLANTS STEP-BY-STEP 1 SCRAPEbackmulchandleaflitter withasteelraketoexposethesite soil.Ifthesoili ...

6 at a glance common name everlasting daisy, rosy sunray, pink paper daisy botanic name Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea pla ...

LOOKING GOOD NOW Seasonal splendour The ‘Sango-kaku’ maple is a superb choice for brilliant year-round colour as a feature tree ...

GARDENING AUSTRALIA MAY 2019 33 PLANTS CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’ in leaf, with its contrasting bark; its b ...

34 MAY 2019 GARDENING AUSTRALIA meet the gardeners A couple of neighbours in south-east Melbourne have developed a special frien ...

GARDENINGAUSTRALIA MAY 2019 35 G ardeners are a generous mob, divvying up abundant produce among their family and friends, shari ...

36 MAY 2019 GARDENING AUSTRALIA OVER THE FENCE REALISING A DREAM Eleanor’s interest in native plants began in the 1970s. Then, w ...

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Eleanor tends to her potted standard Grevillea thyrsoides; an island bed edged with bush rock and weathe ...

38 MAY 2019 GARDENING AUSTRALIA OVER THE FENCE With Eleanor’s encouragement, Debbie attended a seminar, held by the APS, on desi ...

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