About me: We (John and Michelle) live on the Gold Coast, Queensland (beautiful one day, perfect the next), Australia and have a largish block of land which we are trying to make over as a drought resistant, bird attracting, low maintenance area.

My zone is: Sub-trop Qld OZ
GardenWeb Member: 2007-01-03
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Commented: ID extremely fragrant white flower In Australia the common name is frangipani. They come in pinks and reds as well but only the whites with the yellow centres as in the picture have such a magnificent scent. I am certain I have seen ph...
in Name That Plant!  
Commented: Scale bugs and rubbing alcohol Try the same thing I use on white scale (see earlier post). Mix white oil, you might know it as Pest Oil (80% petroleum base) with water at HALF strength plus a dash of dishwashing liquid. Spray it on...
in Moss, Ferns & Cryptogams  
Commented: Keeping ferns alive One of the most effective ways of watering man ferns (Tasspeak for Dicksonia) is to put dribbling hose down hollow in centre of fern being very careful of croziers waiting to unfurl. The fern gets mos...
in Australian Native Plants