When it comes to a battle of persistence between a weed and a human, the weed will win most of the time. That is one of the things that makes a weed a weed.
- Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Mulch glue allows water and air to penetrate the soil, but there are concerns it may limit birds turning over and foraging in mulch.
Winter is a time to take stock of what’s working and what’s not in the garden. Time will flash by – so don’t neglect these winter jobs.
Tannin stains on concrete, cars and decks may be unsightly, but that doesn’t mean tannins are unimportant.
Is your compost a veritable Vesuvius of foul-smelling, putrescible plant waste? You might be doing everything wrong. Fear not; you can learn from your mistakes.
If you are keen to see your cabbage tree palm flower, be aware it may take 150-170 years. If you can wait that long, it usually happens between August and October.
It makes great sense many plants flower when the insects and birds so vital to their reproductive success are also getting busier (and getting busy).
‘Reading’ your floorboards can reveal fascinating details about the lives of the trees they once were.
Street trees often grow in appalling soil, have little root space, are rarely watered and get aggressively trimmed. But this tough species rises to the challenge.
Australia’s environment is brutal. If you don’t already know what you’re looking for, it can be easy to miss these seemingly unremarkable species.
Trees and greenspace can drive down urban temperatures – but they must be able to draw water from the soil to achieve these massive cooling effects.
While its large brilliant flowers attracted early horticultural attention, this summertime stunner’s path to being a successful urban tree has not always been easy.
The stench of a rare corpse flower make us retch. But you’re not the target – the plant wants to lure carrion beetles and flesh flies
Have you heard the gruesome tale of flesh-eating fungus known as Cordyceps? It’s a real-life story of ghosts, mummies and zombies that springs to mind every Halloween.
As Australia’s south-east states reel from intense winds, many of us wonder if the trees near us are safe.
Most of us just take it for granted. But bark is one of the most complex parts of a tree and has many different jobs to do.
Symbiosis is so much part of life on Earth that it has shaped the evolution and structure of cells. It’s happening almost everywhere we look, including inside our gut.
Many in the wider community still see sugar gums as risky trees that drop dangerous branches. But there is much to appreciate and admire about Eucalyptus cladocalyx.
From sacrificial bark to fire-germinating gumnuts to stealthy buds the eucalyptus has evolved an arsenal of protective measures.
Australia has nearly 100 mistletoe species and they’re the source of plenty of magic and mystery. We even have a couple with their own home-grown associations with Christmas.
It’s spring, but many street trees look stressed and sick. Heat and insect attack are arriving early. But our cities are also steadily losing canopy cover.
The loss of so many trees in Sydney’s Castle Cove represents the theft of environmental benefits and services from future generations of Australians.
Tall. Straight. Abundant flowers. And a stunning trunk. What’s not to like about the spotted gum?
Different grasses respond to and cope with winter in different ways.
Whether riding on the feathers of birds or evolving on Gondwana, Australia’s plants got here in very different ways
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