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 |
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 - 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 |
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 |
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 |
Australian Climbing Plants
Climbers and scramblers are superb additions to the garden. They form excellent screen plants for walls and fences, provide shelter from the sun when grown on pergolas and add interest and variety when grown on trees or amongst shrubs. Many ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
Advanced Nurseries
Is waiting for that plant to grow to its full size or waiting for your fruit tree to actually bear fruit driving you crazy? The answer is right at your doorstep- Advanced Nurseries in Wanneroo. They specialise in large potted trees, shrubs and ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Bluebell creeper (Sollya heterophylla)
A low tangled shrub or climber, which can smother other shrubs. Young stems are a reddish-brown, leaves are narrow oval and glossy. The small bell-shaped flowers hang in clusters of 2-5 on long stalks. They are usually blue, but may be pale pink ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Eucalyptus
Eucalypts offer a tremendous variety in size from huge 90m forest type to the widely spreading shady variety and to the small multi-stemmed mallees and small shrubs. Variations in colour of flowers, size and shape of fruits, foliage type and ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Fragrant Foliage
Glossy green leaves and perfectly shaped, pure white flowers with an exquisite perfume, could only be describing a gardenia. Gardenias are some of the most popular flowering shrubs but they never seem to flower as much as we would like them to. ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Magnolia
This genus consists of about 120 species of usually fast growing, deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs from east Asia and North America. Many cultivars are available. The leaves are oval and smooth edged. The large, handsome flowers are ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Argyranthemum
A hardy evergreen, flowering shrub with attractive fern-like foliage that belongs to the Daisy family. It bears flowers over a long period and colours range from white to dark pink and yellow. All have a yellow center. Cultivars often have double ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
