Your Garden Questions Answered
Episode: #3 07/04/07
Presenter: Sue McDougall
The environment in the garden changes very quickly and when you first move into a new house the main priority is to get some shade up quickly at all costs to protect the garden and yourself from the summer sun. Very soon the micro climate changes and the plants that once grew beautifully are all of a sudden becoming straggly and searching for light.
Sue visits a garden where just that is happening. The roses were probably planted in the garden when it was young and they were getting lots of sun but now there is too much shade. If you decide that you want roses in the back yard then one requirement they really need to keep them thriving is at least 6 hours of sun per day.
Shady garden areas that have competition from roots of more established plants can cause more headaches for gardeners than those garden beds in full sun and lets face it most of us have an area like this in the garden. Judith from Marangaroo is passionate about her garden and she hates looking at the bare areas and wanted some ideas to fill in these bare spots.
Plants such as Alternanthera (Alternanthera dentata) add brilliant colour with their deep burgundy foliage and at the same time grow well in a dappled shade position.
The Bronze Leaf Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa sinensis cv.) is another one that will take a shadier position and if it gets too straggly give it a light trim to make it bush out. The contrast of bright red flowers against burgundy foliage makes a stunning feature.
If you start to see mottled leaves and general discolouration of plants that are growing in the shaded garden beds, it could be the work of mites. You can tell they are mites because of the very fine webbing and they are almost impossible to see but they breed so fast and eventually make there way to more precious plants like roses.
To get rid of them, one of the easiest and safest ways is to spray underneath the leaf with gentle stream of water because they hate the water. You can then apply Yates PestOil every ten days for three applications.
If you have a problem with shade in your garden but you really want to grow those plants that love the full sun, why not try growing them in pots. That way you can move them around chasing the sun at different times of the year.
Featured Products
Yates Pest Oil
www.yates.com.au
Presenter: Sue McDougall
The environment in the garden changes very quickly and when you first move into a new house the main priority is to get some shade up quickly at all costs to protect the garden and yourself from the summer sun. Very soon the micro climate changes and the plants that once grew beautifully are all of a sudden becoming straggly and searching for light.
Sue visits a garden where just that is happening. The roses were probably planted in the garden when it was young and they were getting lots of sun but now there is too much shade. If you decide that you want roses in the back yard then one requirement they really need to keep them thriving is at least 6 hours of sun per day.
Shady garden areas that have competition from roots of more established plants can cause more headaches for gardeners than those garden beds in full sun and lets face it most of us have an area like this in the garden. Judith from Marangaroo is passionate about her garden and she hates looking at the bare areas and wanted some ideas to fill in these bare spots.
Plants such as Alternanthera (Alternanthera dentata) add brilliant colour with their deep burgundy foliage and at the same time grow well in a dappled shade position.
The Bronze Leaf Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa sinensis cv.) is another one that will take a shadier position and if it gets too straggly give it a light trim to make it bush out. The contrast of bright red flowers against burgundy foliage makes a stunning feature.
If you start to see mottled leaves and general discolouration of plants that are growing in the shaded garden beds, it could be the work of mites. You can tell they are mites because of the very fine webbing and they are almost impossible to see but they breed so fast and eventually make there way to more precious plants like roses.
To get rid of them, one of the easiest and safest ways is to spray underneath the leaf with gentle stream of water because they hate the water. You can then apply Yates PestOil every ten days for three applications.
If you have a problem with shade in your garden but you really want to grow those plants that love the full sun, why not try growing them in pots. That way you can move them around chasing the sun at different times of the year.
Featured Products
Yates Pest Oil
- For control of citrus leaf miner, scales, mites, mealy bug, aphids and white fly.
- Low toxic and highly effective.
- Includes UV inhibitors which reduce potential leaf burn during hot weather.
- Easy to use.
www.yates.com.au
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