Interviews     

Judy West
Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra          
www.anbg.gov.au/gardens

Kemi Nedvapil
Raw Food
www.keminekvapil.wordpress.com

Mal Pugh, Poet
Further details, 23 Moody Street, Kooweerup Vic 3981
Tel. 03-59971314

Andrew Burrett,
Lotus Water Gardens, 810 Springvale Road, Braeside
www.lotuswatergardens.com.au

Adele Palmer
Australia’s Open Garden Scheme
Garden Open, 23, 24 October 2010 at 56 Domain St
South Yarra, 10am – 4.30pm
www.opengarden.org.au

 
Plant of the Week
Clivia (yellow) from Warners Nursery

What’s On – Next Weekend
UPPER YARRA VALLEY GARDEN CLUB - 2010 Open Garden Weekend
Saturday October 30 and Sunday 31, 2010
Gardens open from 10.00AM to 5.00PM both days
Entry Fee is $15 for the 5 gardens or $5 per garden.
50% of the gate takings will be donated in equal shares to the Local District SES and the Warburton CFA.

Australia National Botanic Gardens

90 hectares in all, 40 hectares fully planted

Situated on Black Mountain

Scientifically based so every plant is labelled and useful for data base

One of the main features is the  grassy woodland at the entrance

www.anbg.gov.au

Chewed leaves on Gardenias

Probably a slug or snail, put 5 – 6 pallets of Amgrow or Multicrop Snail Pellets around or a caterpillar, so use pyrerthrum spray

Plant Protection Dome – Plastic Dome, 33cm high x 30cm wide

To put over seedlings for heat, moisture protection from slugs, snails.

Vent at top for air – RRP $5.95 at Bunnings