Featured Article - Ozbreeds Field Day 2010
| Ozbreed is holding a field day on the 29th October 2010 for Landscape Architects and Designers at Sydney NSW. You will be taken around the Ozbreed gardens and hear about the lastest plant research, testing and evaluation that Ozbreed has undertaken. For all the details download the invitation. (452KB) |
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We are inviting Landscape Architects and Designers to the Ozbreed Field Day in October this year. Read our featured article Ozbreeds Field Day on the left hand pannel for all the details.
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Katrina Layt Editor |
Lawns are officially good for the environment!
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lawns are good for the environment! Lawns soak up more than 4 times the amount
of carbon than a modern lawn mowers engine will produce. There are more
irrigated lawn crops in Australia and the US than any other irrigated crop and
the size of lawns around Australia are massive. This is certainly good news for
the Australian environment and people can now feel good about their lawn. 0.8
tonne of carbon per ha per year is sequestered by a maintained lawn. Full
article
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Timber in the landscape
| "Choosing the right timber for the right landscape use is unbelievably confusing." This article gives you information on what type of wood to use where, the life expectancy in certain situations and which cut of wood you should be asking for. Full article
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Greenstock has moved into Ozbreed plants
| Greenstock now supplies many Ozbreed plants and gives you a large selection. Full article
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What is your ideal plant?
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you ever wanted a certain plant species with different characteristics?
Let us know what plant you are looking for by filling out this quick
online form and we will come up with a breeding programme to try and
fufill your plant dream! Full article
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Beware of using Lomandra confertifolia in mass planting |
Unless certain rules are followed, mass planting with
Lomandra confertifolia will most likely fail. This species of Lomandra does not
do as well in mass planting situations as the tougher longifolia, hystrix or
fluviatilis. Full
article
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How to best prune strappy leaf plants
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"Pruning is inevitable, even with this selection of extremely low maintenance plants. These tips give some often eye catching pruning techniques that will make sure your landscape will not look like it has been hacked at." Full article
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It's too hot!! Temperatures of common landscape surfaces
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How hot do some common landscape surfaces get? We tested them in the last couple of years on 40 degree days and here are the results. Full Article |
Turf is a low water use landscape plant!
| This article from DPI QLD is proof that turf can be lower water use than some landscape plants, especially Buffalos! We reccomend the drought tough and best winter colour PALMETTO Stenotaphrum secundatum 'SS100' PBR and the fine leaf buffalo SAPHIRE Stenotaphrum secundatum 'B12' PBR. Full Article |
Turf breeding warms up: Part 2
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Part 2 of insight into the world of turf breeding and different turf types. This issue focuses on all purpose Couches and Sports Couches. Full article
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Plant Profile: Nafray® P. alopecuroides 'PA300' PBR
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Nafray® is a reliable native grass for Queensland. It has been used for 10 years with no weed problems. Full article |
Plant Profile: MeemaTM Hardenbergia violacea 'HB1' PBR
| There is finally a landscape Hardenbergia. MeemaTM is a much tidier and upright growing Hardenbergia. It is longer lived with cleaner foliage. This plant flowers longer with masses of purple flowers. Full article
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Plant Profile: NaringaTM Westringia 'WES01' PBR
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NaringaTM is the perfect form of Westringia for hedging tall, medium or low hedges. Alternatively you can leave it as a natural shrub as this form is much tidier than common Westringia. Full article
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