Are these still available? Where do you live? I would love to dig a bunch this weekend for my synagogue. Would you like some daffodils in return? you are welcome to email me at my home account ltitle2003 at yahoo.com Lynn

The photinia are narrower than the others but mine, and I've planted 3 I think (or maybe 4) and they completely cover at least 10 to 15 metres in width, I reckon. If you have a chance to visit the Sydney Royal Bot. Gardens there's a couple of very good examples of the Acmena and Syzygiums, they are quite old and gees, I reckon would easily cover the width you need and probably more. They are both quite attractive trees, acmena and syzygiums, more pleasing to the eye than the photinias but slower growing. You really need to see them, maybe Google might help there, to decide. There are other varieties of syzygium that would suit but if you do select other than above just be aware they may suffer psysillid attack, which while it won't kill the tree, can be quite ugly. Varieties of Syzygium Austral (I've been informed) are particularly prone. When you go to the nursery, just check the leaves for blistering, easy to detect, unless they've carried out a spraying programme. B

Breynia oblongifolia is very popular with Brown Pigeons. I haven't seen anything eat my lillypilles, though. I think that the problem with might be that our "bird-attracting" gardens have focussed heavily on nectar production. It's great to see native birds returning to gardens, but so far we get more nectar-eaters than anything else. The native fruit-eaters have retreated with the rainforest, and may not find their way back to the suburbs unless you are in an area where a goodly number of like-minded souls are providing food for them. We probably need more fruit varieties for year-round supply, too. There are lots of suitable garden species among the dry rainforest trees and shrubs. Bird-feeders are typically filled with seed, attracting a second range of birds. Occasionally we see people whose bird-feeders are filled daily with fresh fruit. I've seen koels come to these and have been told they attract a range of things but can't remember what. Getting balanced bird populations is something we native plant growers could work on. Trish

Hi nartfocker, Welcome to The Plant Exchange. I'd suggest you try posting to a regional forum, and putting the city and state in the Subject of posting line. Here is a link that might be useful: Regional and state specific forums