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Articles and Reviews - 2008

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Feature Articles
The Tale of Two 'Ps' - Plants and Pollinators Flowers, sex and insects! The games they play....	17 December 2008
Acacia leprosa and 'Scarlet Blaze' The surprise discovery of a red flowered wattle by bushwalkers in 1995	17 December 2008
Mistletoe - Part 2 Is mistletoe a noxious weed or a very important component of biodiversity?	16 November 2008
Growing the Sydney Waratah Many people have trouble growing this plant - these guidelines will help!	16 November 2008
Mistletoe - Part 1 Much despised - but the mistletoe has a surprisingly long association with western culture.	13 October 2008
Aussie Oddities A few plants that might be hard to find but well worth the effort.	18 October 2008
Plant Taxonomy - Part 2 The Linnaean system of naming and describing plants and animals is still in use today.	15 September 2008
You don't have to call Dryandra Banksia Just because new taxonomy has been published, doesn't mean you have to accept it.	18 September 2008
Plant Taxonomy - Part 1 Why was Linnaean taxonomy "...too smutty for British ears"?	15 August 2008
Designing for Plants in Small Spaces With careful selection, native gardens can still be enjoyed when space is at a premium	18 August 2008
Burrendong's Hakeas One of the great success stories at Burrendong Arboretum is the Hakea collection.	13 July 2008
The Use of Correas in Garden Design Careful selection can produce a colourful display of these bird-attracting plants.	17 July 2008
Wattle It Be? By Seed or Cuttings? Tradition says that wattles can't be easily grown from cuttings. Stupid tradition....	17 June 2008
When Native Plants Go Feral They may be native but does that mean we have to love them?	19 June 2008
Caring for Established Native Plants in the Garden Can you really plant it and forget it? It's possible but.....	16 May 2008
Cheery Acacias Using the colourful 'green and gold' to brighten up a dull garden.	16 May 2008
Roses with Other Names The Rose family includes valuable food plants and serious weeds.	18 April 2008
Grafting Grey-leafed Eremophilas in Melbourne Success with grafting comes with persistence and practice.	16 April 2008
Mulches Aren't Just Mulches The wrong mulch can actually harm plant growth. Select with care!	15 March 2008
Mundulla Yellows - The Cause Remains Controversial Nutrient imbalance, biological pathogen or herbicide - does the evidence stack up?	12 March 2008
Growing Climbers Where can you put a few climbers so they don't wander too far?	15 February 2008
Garden Design: Now and Then Garden design should be much easier now than it was 40 years ago	15 February 2008

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Short Cuts
Are Native Plants and Australian Gardens Increasing in Popularity? Are buyers being offered inappropriate plants for local growing conditions?	20 December 2008
Small Callistemons Ideal plants for gardens with restricted space.	20 December 2008
Looking After Your Christmas Bells These beautiful plants can be difficult to flower reliably in the garden. Help is at hand!	20 December 2008
King's Holly - The World's Oldest Living Tree? A mysterious plant that goes back at least 43,000 years.	16 November 2008
Westringia 'Wynyabbie Gem' Once quite popular, this hardy garden plant is, sadly, often overlooked.	16 November 2008
What is a Cultivar? It's a commonly used term to describe certain plants.... but what does the word mean?	16 November 2008
Pruning Australian Plants Yes? No? Maybe? When? How Much?	13 October 2008
Celia Rosser's Banksias Banksia rosserae - a great botanical illustrator is honoured.	18 October 2008
The White Waratah The origin of this unusual form of the New South Wales waratah, Telopea speciosissima.	18 October 2008
Alas poor Jasmin(oides), I knew her well .... or thought I did It looked dead - but it had a surprise in store.....	15 September 2008
The Patient Propagator Don't be in too much of a hurry to discard trays of "ungerminated" seed!	18 September 2008
Creating a Small Garden Pond Lack of space doesn't mean you can't have a water feature in your garden.	18 September 2008
From Pod to Pod - A Tale of Lomatia It's taken over 10 years but this plant has now completed a "full cycle".	15 August 2008
Plants of the John Oxley Reserve Three attractive and unusual species to be found at this reserve in Brisbane's northern suburbs.	18 August 2008
Dianella - A Planting Problem Don't worry if your plant is pot-bound. You can easily double the value of your purchase.	18 August 2008
Banks Generate Rising Interest Preserving biological diversity for the future - the world's seed banks.	13 July 2008
Plants That Bite! Some rainforest inhabitants can test the patience of the most dedicated bushwalker.	17 July 2008
Grevillea 'Golden Lyre' A tropical hybrid that is adapting well to cooler climates.	13July 2008
Watering and Grey Water Use Ways to assist plants to survive without regular supplementary watering.	17 June 2008
*Graptophyllum ilicifolium* 'Prickly fuschia' may be tropical but it's very adaptable.	17 June 2008
Blue Mountains Group Emblem - Lambertia formosa The 'Mountain devil' has been adopted by a District Group as its logo.	19 June 2008
Expatriate Plants Why would an Australian native species be named after a district in Italy??	16 May 2008
Wattles and Bushfires All plants will burn but some acacias are useful as fire retardants.	16 May 2008
A Blue-tongue in My Garden Wildlife in a suburban garden in Sydney.	16 May 2008
*Hibiscus geranioides* A colourful native hibiscus for the garden.	16 April 2008
Colour in Summer Summer doesn't have to be dull and uninspiring. Try these summer-flowering species...	18 April 2008
A Bird in the Bush... Good advice for designing a bird-friendly garden.	16 April 2008
Crinum peduncalutum - Swamp Lily A dramatic feature plant for formal and informal gardens.	12 March 2008
Three Rare Grevilleas Three rare species well suited to cultivation.	12 March 2008
Cactoblastis Moth and Prickly Pear One of Australia's most effective biological control programs.	15 March 2008
Dendrobium Beetle Are your native orchids looking a bit tatty? This beetle may be the culprit!	15 February 2008
Can Possum Pruning be Good for Your Trees? A follow up to last year's story "Two Possums, One tree and Two humans".	15 February 2008
Wallum Banksia Similar in many ways to the old man banksia, B.aemula has much to offer in the garden.	15 February 2008

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Reviews
Australia's Eremophilas: Changing Gardens for a Changing Climate Norma Boschen, Maree Goods and Russell Wait,	17 December 2008
Weeds of the South-East: An Identification Guide for Australia F. J. Richardson, R. G. Richardson and R. C. H. Shepherd.	16 November 2008
The Nature of Plants - Habitats, Challenges and Adaptations John Dawson and Rob Lucas.	18 October 2008
Good Gardens With Less Water Kevin Handreck.	15 September 2008
Australia's Mangroves Norm Duke.	15 August 2008
Adnyamathanha and Beyond - Useful plants of an Ancient Land Neville Bonney.	17 July 2008
Rainforest Climbing Plants - A field guide to their identification Gwen Harden, Bill McDonald and John Williams.	19 June 2008
Native Grasses for Australian Gardens Nola Parry and Jocelyn Jones.	16 May 2008
Backyard: Nature and Culture in Urban Australia Lesley Head and Pat Muir.	17 April 2008
Plant Names: A Guide to Botanical Nomenclature Roger Spencer, Rob Cross and Peter Lumley.	15 March 2008
Australian Succulent Plants - An Introduction Attila Kapitany.	15 February 2008

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