We had Colourbond fencing installed last year in Balcatta and it cost us $90 per panel installed. But it turned out to be a big mistake.With the heat we had…

Hi Mikandlos,When ever you start a hedge the first thing to do is cut all the branches that are going to form the top of the hedge a quarter of…

Hi Rorganic,the commercial growers will not do this as it takes time and they will not hire people to do this work as it takes time to get a perfect…

Hi Rorganik,if you go onto Youtube and search for Easy Topiary you will find 4 or 5 video clips that were uploaded for me by Fu Manchu and it…

Hi Rorganik,in regard Cloud Topiary Blueberries it is not a new concept, it is just nobody wants to teach anything unless they can finish the lesson in less than 5…

While I was in retail I sold a large number of Blueberries to retired people who only had a courtyard. I would advise them to buy the commercial bushes and…

Hi Sanna, if you have an open space and you want a dividing wall you can make a :box: out of two sheets of weldmesh but only have the sheets…

Hi Sanna, I find the best way to get a great wall garden to suit your ideas is to go to Bunnings, have them cut a piece of weldmesh to…

Does anybody know of any stores in the Perth area that still stock Nitraphosca?

Thanks Starky,will check them out to see if I can get one

Hi Fu glad to see you back!!!Marlis and I have started a new concept that we are going to call Designer Trees. Most people love trees in their gardens but…

Not a Lace Lady,they have twisted branches like a corkscrew.

Hi Macattack,we have used Pumila to keep a wall on the side of our house cool in Summer. I cannot upload photos on to Homeone but if you send me…

Can anyone help me with my search for Proteas? I am looking for an outlet around Perth that has a good selection and also has advanced plants.

Hi Ennoh,a good place to go if you want larger plants to give an instant effect is Hort Mart on Sydney Road in Wanneroo.People who grow plants for a hobby…

Thanks TinaG, that's a big help,at least we know what to expect.

I would like some help from anyone who has or is growing Mango trees.We have 2 trees which are about 3 metres tall and at the end of each branch…

Hi XYA,we have a veranda the front of our house and across the low wall we have 10 window boxes.On the front side of each box we planted Allysum which…

Hi XYA, I find the best plants for a balcony are fruit trees. You grow them as 3ft. vases and as they are a reasonable size you can have a…

Hi XYA,After you have clipped your hedge go back and study the top.You will find that some of the stems have long tops with no nodes.Cut them back on a…

Hi Jazzy Jess, if you are a bit worried about clipping the best thing to do is pick a couple of leggy branches of a hedge,make a straight cut on…

Hi XYA, I do not know where you live but here in Perth we cut and prune all our plants every two weeks.I noticed on your hedge some of the…

Hi Nikos,that is right. If you go onto You Tube,type in Easy Topiary you will find 5 video clips of myself and my wife doing Topiary. If you go to…

HI Nikos.I forgot to mention that when you use directional cuts always ignore the first 2 nodes as they are normally a bit soft and if you cut them they…

With the Viburnam I would plant them 500mm apart and then use directional cuts so they join quicker.The 1st. plant you put in ,go to the lower limbs and make…

Congrats. Miss Em,its great when you manage to find something you have been searching for,post a pic when they are all planted together!
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Tony and Sons on Gnangara Road Wannero have most colours and they also have the shrub type with a leaf shaped like a violin for $15

Hi Miss Em,if you live near Balcatta you will find hundreds of cuttings of all sizes and colours on the side of the roads. The local Shire is only doing…