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What we're talking about
- his sister on Explosive aftermath to drowning death R.I.P James Smith more
- His friend/sister on Explosive aftermath to drowning death he was one of my really good friends and i know he wouldnt of had that kind of money on him and he wouldnt of raped the girl ... more
- Carmela Leone on Do Not Fit A Smart Meter! I want to know what law says that we have to have a smart meter. more
- Pete on Families win but defence loses out in ... Gimme gimme gimme , want want want,what a greedy bunch you are more
- Steve on Families win but defence loses out in ... That $600 is not going to go too far once companies put under yet more pressure from this useless Government start laying ... more
- ian on Families win but defence loses out in ... This budget is Gillards death knell. more
- Robert on Families win but defence loses out in ... What the Lieberals are saying is that we have to be more like the commie country of France. They're saying Swan should have ... more
- Steve on Families win but defence loses out in ... You know the Labor party did something right. Look at the desperate LIEberal trolls with their spin. more
- Mylene on Families win but defence loses out in ... Families schmamilies! Singles earning 6 figures get exactly nothing out of this budget. There's no incentive in this country ... more
- wilson on Families win but defence loses out in ... What do I get from this budget. Nothing. I have paid higher taxes throughout my working life and still continue to pay ... more
- Darrell on Wake up Australia! We are racist Get the Violins out for christ sake what a pack of bloody whinging moaning morons on this blog.The one good thing about ... more
- James W on Families win but defence loses out in ... So people of Dobell should be without a voice in our parliament, Neil? more
- Sammie on Families win but defence loses out in ... I'm not the brightest spark at the best of times but the logic behind giving more benefits to those who are dole bludgers is ... more
- jason on 'Treasurer's big day sabotaged' How many budgets for the battlers do we have to see? Maybe the battlers should have gotten off their backsides, educated ... more
- jason on Families win but defence loses out in ... Where is the incentive in this country to get a decent education and work hard. The harder you work, the harder this ... more
- Robert Drossaert on Families win but defence loses out in ... Cut these bastards no slack.ELECTION NOW!!! more
- David on Families win but defence loses out in ... Once again only familys are helped and absolutely nothing for the single men and women who pay just as many taxes and are ... more
- Dr Gideon Polya on Wake up Australia! We are racist Setting aside an inevitable minority of unpleasant racist yahoos (2 of my Australian-born family members have been told to ... more
- Gerard on 'Treasurer's big day sabotaged' Wayne Swan - 'Fiscal Flunky'!What a slimy, clueless and diabolically inept buffoon.Hasn't a clue old Swan - hasn't a ... more
- Gloria on Last Post with Waltzing Matilda I think this is truly great piece of music, love it, but Angela @ 8.49am not for our Anthem. Waltzing Matilda did not become ... more
Big Backyard, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd August
3AW ‘THE BIG BACKYARD, SATURDAY, 21.8.10, SUNDAY 22.8.10
Interviews
Ken Westgarth
Attunga Garden Products, e.g. Humus Plus
Which is used when transplanting or digging in a bare rooted plant to provide extra good soil conditioning.
Maggie Mc Guire
Abbotsford Convent Garden
www.abbotsfordconvent.com.au
John Fenton
Author: ‘The Untrained Environmentalist – How an Australian grazier brought his barren property back to life”
Published by Allen & Unwin RRP $35.00
From a degraded farm, 30 years ago, John Fenton, a farmer and his wife have planted hundreds of thousands of trees to create an amazing fertile and wetland property. His farm is now recognized as a world wide showcase for rehabilitation of the land.
Eugene Gilligan, Landscaper
www.eugenegilligan.com.au
Plant of the Week
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria)
An old fashioned favourite making a come back. Loved for its fragrant white pearly flowers. Best grown in humus rich soil with a morning sun aspect. Combines well with Solomen’s Seal (Polygonatum multiflorum)
Fragrance in the winter garden
Apart from the ever popular daphne to provide fragrance at this time of the year, e.g.
• Osmanthus ‘Heaven Scent’, a really tough plant with deep greens smothered in fragrant white flowers at this minute.
• Witchhazel, Hammellis mollis, a shrub with spidery yellow flowers on bare branches with a haunting fragrance. A plant that was once quite popular and is now hard to find in nurseries unfortunately.
• Boronia, a fabulous Australian fragrance, many of the varieties have a fragrance for the leaf and flowers.
• Philotheca myoporoides, formerly Eriostemon (Wax plant), fantastic clusters of pink. White flowers with lemon fragrant foliage.
The Big Backyard
Join Jane Edmanson and Darren James in the Big Backyard each Saturdand Sunday. Jane and Darren tackle all the latest gardening topics, from plant selection to pest control.
