Fired Up Gardens

28/08/2026

28/08/2026

When you move back into your property after the tenants move out….

04/06/2026

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This is my mate Mark’s business in the Southern Highlands.

Not just hydro seeding but all aspects of acreage property work.

Swane's Horticulture

16/04/2026

When befores become afters…

12/04/2026

Madeira Vine. You may have observed white flowers atop your hedges over the recent weeks. Although they have since disappeared, the vegetation appears healthy.

However, hidden beneath your shrubs and trees may lie an extremely invasive vine that is notoriously difficult to eradicate once established.

Madeira Vine develops from a root tuber, resembling a small, gnarled potato, which detaches and roots itself in the soil as a new vine. The exceptional invasiveness of Madeira Vine stems from its unique characteristic of producing a new tuber at the base of every leaf, resulting in thousands of tubers when attempting to uproot the vine. Each dislodged tuber has the potential to generate a new vine.

Consider the implications: every separated tuber can sprout a new vine. Recently, we pruned a dozen Camellias heavily infested with Madeira Vine, performing a hard winter prune to facilitate their Spring regrowth and prolific flowering next year.

A follow-up visit in 6-8 weeks is scheduled to manually remove the fallen tubers and prevent uncontrolled vine growth, initiating a year-long effort to control the vine's spread.