Betty Maloney's Australian Native Garden
Australian native gardens have a reputation for being straggly, grey, and even ugly. However it is possible to plant a beautiful garden of Australian native plants on even a small suburban block. 'Burke's Backyard' visited the garden of artist ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Native Frangipani
In spring this small native tree is almost smothered in creamy yellow, frangipani-like flowers with a strong heady fragrance. Evergreen tree to about 10m (30') tall in cultivation, but larger in its natural habitat. The branches grow in distinct ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Native Flowers at Roma Street Parkland
One of the great benefits of visiting an outstanding public garden like the Roma Street Parkland is that you yet get to see and learn about the best plants to grow in your area. You are always guaranteed to find some great examples of native ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Native Landscaping
Of all the different garden styles native gardens are often considered to be the messiest. They are very informal by nature. They don't always have to be that way. With a really well constructed garden they can be quite outstanding and give a ... [... more]
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Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) - Photo Gallery
Photographs, descriptions and information on the natural distributions of hundreds of Australian native plants. Also features notes on cultivation. The photograph list can be viewed via small thumbnail images or alphabetically. This Gallery ... [... more]
asgap.org.au |
Native Ferns for Cool Climates
A selection of native Australian ferns for the Canberra region, with horticultural notes. There are a number of Australian native fern species which are relatively easy to grow outdoors in cool climate areas. Ferns require good drainage and it is ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
Garden Express Native Plants
Now is a great time to be planting tube stock and seedlings of native plants are perfect to go in to the ground. Garden Express Native Plants Potential varieties are as follows.. Lomandra longiflorum Callistemon lilacinus Melaleuca ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Native Bees
There are over 2000 species of native bees, although only about 1700 have been named! The smallest is Cape York's 2mm long Quasihesma bee, and the largest is the carpenter bee found in Queensland and northern New South Wales which can grow to ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) - Nurseries
Alpine plants, forest and woodland plants, culinary plants, mosses. Specialising in understorey plants for North-east Victoria. Local native plants grow better! Western Flora specialises in Western Australian plants suitable for dry and hot ... [... more]
asgap.org.au |
Native Animals as Pets
Within Australia there are complicated rules and regulations governing the keeping of native wildlife as pets. These vary from state to state. Recent proposals to allow the keeping of native animals as pets have sparked a fierce debate between ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Australian Native Plants as Bonsai
Australian Native Plants as Bonsai, exhibitions at ANBG 2005 & 2006. Catalogue Notes from the 2005 and 2006 'Australian Plants as Bonsai' exhibitions held at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Photos from each catalogue can be ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
Native Grass Restoration in the ACT Water Catchment
This paper reports the results of research on germination trials for native grass restoration in the ACT Water Catchment. The views expressed and the conclusions reached in this report are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the ... [... more]
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