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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Tag Archives: Gardening Australia
Eggplants at the RTBG 2nd December 2021
Always my volunteering experience at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) provides learning opportunities and so it was last Thursday. I have never grown eggplants (Solanum melongena) nor looked at young plants so it was instructive to see and feel … Continue reading
Bromeliads – for the lovers
A while back I posted a blog about two almost dead bromeliads that I had been given. Since then, I have noticed that this blog post gets lots of attention. On the basis the subject is of interest to many … Continue reading
Capsicum
From the plant genus Capsicum (related to potatoes and tomatoes) , the fruits are variously named capsicum, bell pepper, or pepper. In Australia they are typically called capsicum, and we leave the word ‘pepper’ for the berries from our native … Continue reading
Plunge your hands into the soil
Since I started volunteering in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, then in another that keeps an elderly person living on their own property, plus working in my own garden more intensively, I have never felt better. … Continue reading
Purslane-portulaca oleracea
I have been prompted by an article published in the ABC’s Gardening Australia magazine. When I read the options for using this plant in meals, and understood the nutrient content within the Portaluca oleracea plant, commonly known as Purslane and … Continue reading
A Tasmanian Ladybird
Recently I published a post introducing the topic of ladybirds. Since then I have been vigilant when out in my garden. Yesterday I saw another type of Ladybird: this time the examples were found on two different trees located some … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged Cleobora mellyi, CSIRO, Gardening Australia, ladybird, pear slug, The Atlas of Living Australia
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Spots in the landscape
Every day I realise the extent of my ignorance, especially ignorance about the natural world around me -and particularly within Tasmania which I often assume I know best. When recently I read the January issue of ABC’s Gardening Australia magazine … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged CSIRO, Derwent, Gardening Australia, Harmonia conformis, ladybird, Large Spotted Ladybird, south-west Tasmania, Tarkine, Tasmania
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RTBG on Thursday 24 Sept- part 2 of 3
I signed into the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) just as a newbie arrived and was introduced; one with whom I worked until we had a tea break. She and I were assigned to the tea … Continue reading
Common mullein – a toilet paper alternative?
Each month ABC’s magazine Gardening Australia fills my letterbox. While it is always packed with fascinating information and temptations to try new methods and plants, it is through the competition crossword that I learn the most. July’s issue (which arrived … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged Aaron's Rod, ABC, common mullein, Gardening Australia, toilet paper, weed
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Tasmanian Discoveries 