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Zoysia grasses offer a new option in low maintenance lawns for Australian homeowners. The best varieties are valued for their ability to form a lush, hard wearing, high quality turf when managed correctly.

From a 2page Gardening Know-How Article in Issue Eight
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Z. tenuifolia ‘No Mow’, an unmown ground cover.
 

Bushfires are common in certain parts of the world. We all know that fires have helped to form the landscape in many parts of Australia. But fire is also a natural and expected occurrence in parts of South Africa, and in western parts of the United States.

In all of these places many plants have adapted their reproductive strategies to cope with fire. If we want to propagate these plants, we have to adapt our techniques to take account of the strategies they have developed. We have to “play with fire”.

We’re going to deal with three groups of plants – the “seed storers”, the “hard coats” and the “smoke lovers.”

From a 4 page Gardening Know-How Article in Issue Eight
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A transportable fire for seed stimulation.
 

Our busy editor still finds time to provide some useful tips and tricks in and around the garden, whether it be for the home or commercial knowledge.

Paul Plant looks at:

How to...de-fruit a palm;

…know when a mulberry is ripe;

…revive an aeonium; and

…tip prune a perennial.

From a 2 page Gardening Know-How Article in Issue Eight
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