tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.comments2023-10-12T20:31:12.029+11:00Gardening Under the Southern CrossMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02670413566904543580noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-4135540469213974572023-06-14T21:33:13.202+10:002023-06-14T21:33:13.202+10:00nice post thanks for update payenice post thanks for update <a href="https://blossomaccountants.co.uk/paye-pay-as-you-earn/" rel="nofollow">paye</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-90570257965569477292022-10-01T14:36:49.977+10:002022-10-01T14:36:49.977+10:00Hi, i have a weeping apricot but much younger one....Hi, i have a weeping apricot but much younger one. Thinking to do heavy prunning on it. Its mid spring here in Adelaide. Just need some tips to prune it.<br />Look likes the tree does flower only on its young branches, not on mature ones, that produced since the last winter. Should i remove all those young branches which already finished blooming and had some leaves on them, and only leave main mature old branches on the tree? does it the right way to encourage the growth?<br />Also any tips to let the tree NOT to blossom at same time when leaves are out. some of our weeping trees do blossom and have leaves come out at same time which don’t look as good and seem they produce less flowers than leaves. CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-74557401495948009412022-10-01T14:26:56.361+10:002022-10-01T14:26:56.361+10:00Hi, i have a weeping apricot but much younger one....Hi, i have a weeping apricot but much younger one. Thinking to do heavy prunning on it. Its mid spring here in Adelaide. Just need some tips to prune it.<br />Look likes the tree does flower only on its young branches, not on mature ones, that produced since the last winter. Should i remove all those young branches which already finished blooming and had some leaves on them, and only leave main mature old branches on the tree? does it the right way to encourage the growth?<br />Also any tips to let the tree NOT to blossom at same time when leaves are out. some of our weeping trees do blossom and have leaves come out at same time which don’t look as good and seem they produce less flowers than leaves. CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-35094789137552165902020-09-01T08:46:15.442+10:002020-09-01T08:46:15.442+10:00Hello Melanie,
I laughed as I read this, it sounds...Hello Melanie,<br />I laughed as I read this, it sounds just like my situation. I have a few acres in the NSW Southern Highlands, 1 acre I am turning into garden, animals on the rest. My weather & rainfall mirror yours to a T, with wombats, roos, rabbits all helping so gardening has been an interesting exercise. Thanks for giving me inspiration to persevere. :)Woodleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439957913982694689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-3292976609347698842018-09-08T22:07:15.492+10:002018-09-08T22:07:15.492+10:00Hi Shirley... I have many of these that I am wanti...Hi Shirley... I have many of these that I am wanting to sell if you are still interested. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592192328382267957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-69157884780306408752018-03-21T18:38:03.338+11:002018-03-21T18:38:03.338+11:00Hi Melanie Do you sell them please, if so how much...Hi Melanie Do you sell them please, if so how much for.I am in south australia<br /> ShirleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-53856871568899447542016-12-03T12:57:54.773+11:002016-12-03T12:57:54.773+11:00Hi i am looking at putting in a weeping apricot ne...Hi i am looking at putting in a weeping apricot next to a fishpond. The other trees around it are an ornamental pear and a magnolia so i was wondering if there was a way i could keep the tree very short. Maybe 5-6 feet in height. Is this possible or should i be looking for a different tree species. I would really like a tree that will weep over the pondBuller1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01792964973551988937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-64291150095696081902016-03-10T18:37:42.694+11:002016-03-10T18:37:42.694+11:00I'm reading a book about the adventures of Wil...I'm reading a book about the adventures of William Dampier so looked up Wlldampia Formosa, and your blog was the first reference on Google. I'm a keen gardener, esp Australian native plants. I wish they'd named the plant after Dampier. If you like reading you could enjoy ' A Pirate of Exquisite Mind" by Diana and Michael Preston.Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864534726538099962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-33534769436696271732015-08-13T22:04:36.464+10:002015-08-13T22:04:36.464+10:00This was like a small vacation! He does beautiful ...This was like a small vacation! He does beautiful sketches. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.trailers.melbourne/tandem-trailers" rel="nofollow">Tandem Trailer for Sale CAMPBELLFIELD VIC</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512180196961688750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-40838706210525443042014-12-07T12:57:25.938+11:002014-12-07T12:57:25.938+11:00The holes in the leaves are probably 'shothole...The holes in the leaves are probably 'shothole' a fungal disease. Look up treatment options. Annual pruning of weeping apricots takes place after the last flower bud has fallen off but before the leaves shoot. If the tree is too big and too congested then a major prune can be done in April. You will forgo a season's flowers but the tree will once again become a manageable size.Melaniehttp://gardeningunderthesoutherncross.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-91949495185188856542014-12-06T09:54:21.117+11:002014-12-06T09:54:21.117+11:00I have recently moved into a new home which has th...I have recently moved into a new home which has the Weeping Apricot tree. it is heavy with foliage yet seems twice the size of the photo I have when it was in bloom in August this year. Will it have flowers when it is due to bloom as I do not think it was pruned before the original owners moved out. it also has something making holes in the leaves but I cannot find a caterpillar. Can anyone help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-72924739809220186712014-03-09T23:15:40.995+11:002014-03-09T23:15:40.995+11:00I confess this is a copy and paste message - but I...I confess this is a copy and paste message - but I want to get around as many nature and garden bloggers in the Southern Hemisphere as I can in a short time.<br />Through my blog <a href="http://looseandleafy.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Loose and Leafy</a> a growing company of bloggers are choosing a tree and following it for a year. There's a list of participants and a bit of information on our <a href="http://looseandleafy.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-is-tree-following-and-list-of-tree.html" rel="nofollow">Tree Following page</a><br /> By 'following' I mean observing when it does things, when things happen to it, the plants and creatures which grow on and around it . . . then posting what we see and linking up on 7th of every month. There's a link box which will stay open for 7 days and you'll find the March one <a href="http://looseandleafy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/ready-steady-and-were-off.html" rel="nofollow">here</a><br />Currently, though, we are all in the Northern Hemisphere and this strikes me as a bit unbalanced. It would be wonderful to compare notes with people whose trees are heading into autumn just as ours are sprouting new growth. And it would be good to have different kinds of trees too. Perhaps you would consider joining us?<br />Apologies for leaving copied-out comment but I hope, none the less, you will be tempted to join in.<br />Lucy<br />Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-32665042114887573992012-09-05T21:55:08.821+10:002012-09-05T21:55:08.821+10:00Thanks for sharing about Gardening.
Gardening is m...Thanks for sharing about Gardening.<br />Gardening is my hobby and my garden is made of <a href="http://www.aviewturf.com.au/Varieties_Of_Turf-8.htm" rel="nofollow">Soft-Leaf Buffalo Lawn</a> .<br />SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273466809646238228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-7646157284853237032012-02-21T19:48:48.731+11:002012-02-21T19:48:48.731+11:00Thanks Peter! Twelve months later I can say I am s...Thanks Peter! Twelve months later I can say I am still impressed with soft leaf buffalo. Have only just started to water it this summer and it only needs 30 mins water once a week!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670413566904543580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-88941422772215194352012-01-24T20:39:19.557+11:002012-01-24T20:39:19.557+11:00I have collected seeds from mine, but now the flow...I have collected seeds from mine, but now the flowers have finished the plant has dried up. I don't think mine is going to shoot again like Anonymous's did. <br /><br />Did you get your seeds to germinate? I haven't been able to find much info about what they might need. Do you have any advice? Thank you for any hints you can provide.Vireyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-42045679020845739772011-12-16T07:50:16.757+11:002011-12-16T07:50:16.757+11:00Try Roraima Nursery in Lara (near Geelong) Victori...Try Roraima Nursery in Lara (near Geelong) Victoria. They have a website. Otherwise I know one of the big wholesalers is now selling this so it should be available from any reputable nursery - ask them to order it.Melaniehttp://gardeningunderthesoutherncross.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-18703980542556742392011-12-16T00:32:50.131+11:002011-12-16T00:32:50.131+11:00Can anyone tell me where to purchase this plant or...Can anyone tell me where to purchase this plant or seeds. Help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-58943963696736060872011-12-09T05:17:24.633+11:002011-12-09T05:17:24.633+11:00Mine flowered and so I cut it back quite harshly o...Mine flowered and so I cut it back quite harshly once the flowers were done. Now, about 6 months later (and in early summer) there is definitely signs of new growth, lots of new shoots forming.<br />HilaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-2918903272210844682011-10-31T08:41:29.211+11:002011-10-31T08:41:29.211+11:00Yes a bit stressful but all over now thank goodnes...Yes a bit stressful but all over now thank goodness.Melaniehttp://gardeningunderthesoutherncross.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-52093367094865906522011-10-30T21:45:35.628+11:002011-10-30T21:45:35.628+11:00Shame about the weather, but what a magnificent th...Shame about the weather, but what a magnificent thing for you to do (& experience) for charity, I salute you, I know it would have been absolutely huge in the lead up, all the stress etc... anyway well done!Becchttp://www.skybaxheadquarters.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-34051855975685222402011-10-29T16:41:04.350+11:002011-10-29T16:41:04.350+11:00Thanks Becc! The rain held off and we had about 10...Thanks Becc! The rain held off and we had about 100 people today. Hopefully the weather will hold and we will have more people tomorrow.Melaniehttp://gardeningunderthesoutherncross.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-70565764426298286772011-10-29T15:23:01.907+11:002011-10-29T15:23:01.907+11:00Good luck!Good luck!Becchttp://www.skybaxheadquarters.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-14547509441776992782011-09-18T15:18:10.069+10:002011-09-18T15:18:10.069+10:00Loving your blog, very informative thanks for shar...Loving your blog, very informative thanks for sharingBecchttp://www.skybaxheadquarters.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-73895218928269181652011-05-09T18:31:19.067+10:002011-05-09T18:31:19.067+10:00Mine is flowering now. Such a shame as I was hopin...Mine is flowering now. Such a shame as I was hoping to get a few years out of it. Another much larger/older one a few streets away is also flowering. It would be interesting to know what stimulates them to flower.Vireyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-68291439267764001112011-01-25T21:57:15.141+11:002011-01-25T21:57:15.141+11:00hi really enjoyed reading your blog, we are liking...hi really enjoyed reading your blog, we are liking the idea of a weeping apricot in our small from yard in Thornbury, where it seems everyone has a weeping cherry or magnolia.. do you have any photos of your beautiful tree when it is green? Would love to see if you do!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369832403208360428noreply@blogger.com