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War on Weeds

Blitz, Nuke, Annihilate, Smash, Devastate, Destroy and of course War are just a few of the words that have been adopted in our approach to weed management.  Herbicide names are by default war like terms and include Wipeout, Arsenal,  Roundup, Weedmaster, Gloricide, Brush Killer, Slash
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Exceptional Eucalyptus

When it comes to their use in plantings and even in the wider landscape, Eucalypts cop a lot of bad press. As usual its often down to poor decisions and management on our behalf. The litany of complaints against the Eucalypt are numerous and include (but are not limited to the followi
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Focus on Flora – Crinkle Bush Lomatia silaifolia

by Spencer Shaw This one of the outstanding shrubs of our region that should be in every garden – ok that would get a bit boring! However outside of the botany community too few people know about this beautiful little shrub. In appearance it resembles some of the small shrubby g
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It’s the Little Things That Count

By Spencer Shaw, April, 2014 When it comes to thinking about planting Native Plants we tend to only think about the trees such as Gum tree or Fig Trees, and that can be a sticking point with regards planting natives, because not everyone has room for them (in fact I’d strongly recomme
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Orchid Workshop a success!

Brush Turkey had a packed education space last week with 28 people taking part in the Orchids of the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland workshop. The workshop was presented by Australasian Native Orchid Society enthusiasts David James, Graham Corbin and Roger Finn. They shared their consid
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To weed or not to weed. That is the question!

YOU MAY not know this, but when not writing plays, Shakespeare himself was a dedicated bush regenerator, and that his most famous phrase was in fact inspired by the title of this article, a statement he was often heard to utter when approaching a new site he was working on, maybe̷
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Myrtle Rust

Well, it’s a year since Myrtle Rust (a fungus that affects plants in the Myrtle or Myrtaceae Family such as Gum Trees, Lillypilly’s, Bottle brushes etc. arrived on the Blackall Range. What have we learnt this time – a) Australia is still vulnerable to the introductio
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