Seasonal Tasks for The Practical Australian Garden by Peter Cundall

'Liliums do best in the same acid soil loved by rhododendrons and azaleas. This is why I always grow their bulbs in any space I can find between these plants.
   With good, well-drained soil, fertilisers need not be applied when putting in liliums, except perhaps for well-made compost.'
Peter Cundall in the flower garden

'Most peas need something to climb on, helping them produce heavy crops which are easy to pick. For years I have used the same short pieces of fencing wire. They are bent double to form a kind of long 'U' about a metre in length. . . After the peas have finished, about Christmas time, the wires can be quickly and easily gathered together and hung from two ir three nails in a shed. . . '
Peter Cundall in the vegetable garden

The Practical Australian Gardener comes up with answers when other gardening books leave you unsatisfied. All that extra practical information you need for maintaining a really flourishing garden, is here. Peter Cundall provides a guide to flower and vegetable gardens, house plants, home orchards and landscaping in each month of the gardening year. And, he adds inimitable advice on such topics as drip irrigation; keeping dogs, cats and possums out of the garden; landscaping a sloping site; using a rotary hoe and pest control without poisons.

With a comprehensive index for easy reference