Gifts for the gardenia lover:
Gardenia is a genus of evergreen flowering shrubs and trees native to tropical and sub-tropical Australia, Asia and Africa. They are prized for their strong sweet aroma and large flowers. Gardenia prefer sheltered humid locations, and acidic ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
Hedges - Better Homes and Gardens
Once a hedge was a uniform row of one kind of tree or shrub clipped regularly to maintain a precise form. But consider the informal look too. A dwarf hedge might be used for edging paths, lawns, borders or a knot or herb garden. Because of the ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
African olive (Olea europaea ssp africana )
Tall evergreen shrub or small tree 2-15m high, with smooth grey bark, rougher at the base of large plants. New stems have small lumps called lenticels on the bark. These may be too scattered and small to be readily visible, but they can be felt ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Spanish heath (Erica lusitanica)
A dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub 1 to 3m high, with a very upright growth habit. Leaves are very small (4-7mm), narrow and tightly rolled, arranged in whorls of 3 or 4 around the stem. Flowers are tiny white bells (may be pink in bud), ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Viburnum
There are more than 100 species of deciduous or evergreen shrubs with a wide variety of flower and foliage types. Grown for their fragrant, hydrangea-like flowers and attractive berries. Very hardy plant that does best in fertile soil in an open ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Khat factsheet
Khat is a leafy green shrub that can grow to tree size. The leaves of the khat plant are chewed for their amphetamine-like stimulant effects. The active ingredients of khat are cathinone and cathine, which produce psychotropic, euphoric, ... [... more]
NineMSN Health |
Proteaceae - Australian plants
The plant family Proteaceae is familiar to nearly all Australians because it includes Banksia, Grevillea, Macadamia, the waratahs and many other common, eye-catching native trees and shrubs. What are the reasons for endemism of Proteaceae ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Orb Weaving Spiders
Orb weaving spiders are found throughout Australia. Common Garden Orb Weavers are All orb weaving spiders make suspended, sticky, wheel-shaped orb webs. Webs are placed in openings between trees and shrubs where insects are likely to fly. The ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Mangrove Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Golden Orb-weaving Spiders are well known for both their large size and the golden sheen of their strong, closely-meshed, aerial webs (40 - 80 cm diameter) that are suspended amongst shrubs and trees in open forest and woodland. Nephila: origin ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Shrubs, trees, conifers and groundcovers
Shape shrubs, trim conifers and other trees and give your groundcovers a 'haircut'. Go easy when pruning trees. An established tree usually only needs some dead wood removed, but you may want to thin out the branches so more light reaches the ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Pests - Psyllids and lerps
Psyllids are tiny sap-sucking winged insects that feed on many native trees and shrubs, especially eucalypts. Some build scale-like shelters or lerps to protect them while they feed. Others cause the plant to make gall-like structures for them. ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Pests - Borer
Borers are caterpillars that attack many types of shrubs and trees, often entering at points of injury. The grubs tunnel into the plant leaving a mass of sawdust. Sometimes gum oozes from the wound. Odd branches or whole trees may be ring-barked ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
