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Chamelaucium ‘Paddy’s Pink’ was a favourite of green scarab beetles (Image by Denis Crawford)

Environment & Sustainability Pest and Diseases

Insect pests – let ‘em rip or manage them?

12/06/2024 Denis Crawford 246 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Denis Crawford

Gardening for wildlife has been in vogue for some time, but gardening for insects seems to be gaining in popularity. How do you create an insect garden without increasing pest numbers?

This Pest Files was inspired by an article I read on BBC online titled ‘Why you should let insects eat your plants’.… Continue reading

Tasmannia lanceolata, Mountain Pepper (Image: Melburnian, CC-BY-3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Plant Palette Plants

Edimental Tasmannia?

12/06/2024 Clive Larkman 278 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Clive Larkman

Plants in the garden fill so many parts of our lives. The ‘Edimentals’ are the best, as they are both attractive, useful in the kitchen and some have medicinal value as well. You can tick another box if they are Australian natives.… Continue reading