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JudyHorton_

  1. If you're in Sydney in the next few weeks you must visit the fantastic Yates 125th birthday display at Eden Gardens Nth Ryde. Amazing! 7:28 PM May 24th via web
  2. Sorry for my silence, Back from hols - had a wonderful time at Floriade in Holland (only every 10 years!), Keukenhof and numerous gardens. 6:41 PM May 22nd via web
  3. I'm in Europe at the moment on a river cruise. Visited a truffle farm yesterday (pH 7.8). I have a truffle-innoculated oak - must lime it. 6:36 AM Apr 30th via web
  4. Went to the Blue Mts on the weekend with Fionna Hill from NZ, the author of Microgreens. We went to Mayfield, amazing new Oberon garden. 5:10 PM Apr 17th via web
  5. Don't forget our Lawn Master comp ends this Sunday. You could win a Honda mower and great goods from Yates. More info yates.com.au 7:11 PM Apr 12th via web
  6. Tomorrow on 2UE (2-3pm) a lucky caller will win a Yates Heritage tin. The tin is illustrated with old ads. It holds 12 retro seed packets. 4:27 PM Apr 12th via web
  7. Nerines (spider flowers) are in full bloom. I forget about these pretty pink flowers until they re-appear each autumn. Worth having. 9:07 PM Apr 10th via web
  8. I gave some talks at the Royal Easter Show yesterday and showed the new Yates Heritage Tin. Everyone loved it!. They're available now. 9:06 PM Apr 5th via web
  9. Back from the garden show with sore feet but a renewed determination to get my garden into shape after the wild growth of a wet summer . 8:59 PM Apr 2nd via web
  10. I've been at the Melbourne Flower Show this week. Best garden show Australia. Yates-sponsored garden won Best in Show. Hooray 6:56 PM Mar 30th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  11. Nice weekend coming up so I'm looking forward to getting out into the garden. My secateurs will be busy - everything has been growing madly. 10:15 PM Mar 22nd via web
  12. Lily caterpillars are devouring my crinum lilies & other strappy plants. Time to get out some low toxic Yates Success yates.com.au/products/pest-… 6:57 PM Mar 20th via web
  13. Tomorrow is St Patrick's Day. Time to think about sweet peas. Buy Yates SPs and sow in the next few weeks. 10:49 PM Mar 15th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  14. Last night we had a 125th birthday bash for Yates at the Nursery Industry Conference. A brilliant function on an island near Brisbane. 1:13 PM Mar 15th via web
  15. Happy weekend. Don't forget to spend some time out in the garden! If you've had a deluge, tidy and straighten plants and replace mulch. 8:40 PM Mar 8th via web
  16. Didn't get to talk to Gordon last week because of the floods overtaking news but will catch up with him this Sat (2:30pm 2ue 954). 8:59 PM Mar 6th via web
  17. Tomorrow on 2ue (2pm 954AM) I'm talking to the amazing Gordon Butler, 93 year old ex-POW, about how gardening keeps him young. Inspiring! 2:24 PM Mar 1st via web
  18. My white cedar gets attacked by hairy caterpillars that eat at night and hide in bark cracks during the day. Success took care of them. 5:11 PM Feb 28th via web
  19. When you treat powdery mildew on vegies with low tox Lime Sulfur, they can be washed and eaten the same day yates.com.au/products/disea… 3:49 PM Feb 20th via web
  20. Lots of questions about getting rid of paspalum in lawns. Best to 'crown' it by cutting off at ground level or carefully dab with Zero. 6:04 PM Feb 15th via web