Plant Feature - Amber Carpet Rose
Ground cover roses are some of the most popular roses available today. Neville showcases one of his favourites - the latest in the Flower Carpet range, called Amber. Flower Carpet® AMBER is a tough, high-performance groundcover rose, introduced ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Lawn Alternative
Every homeowner dreams of a lush green lawn and there is no other ground cover that can cope with regular traffic like turf. What about those areas where there is very little foot traffic? It is a great opportunity to try something new and ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Ruscus
Neville takes a look at the interesting and fabulous Ruscus (Ruscus Hypoglossum) which can make an excellent ground cover in your garden along with some other interesting qualities. The Ruscus has little flowers right in the middle of what ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Campanulas - Plant of the Week
Many gardeners love searching for those plants which soldier on no matter what. Agapanthus and hydrangea fit into this no-fuss category as does the lesser known Serbian bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana), a ground cover plant. Campanulas are ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Baby's Tears
Baby's tears is a ground cover plant with tiny leaves. It grows in moist areas and has a moss-like appearance. Soleirolia soleirolii. The plant is named after M. Soleirol, a military man, who collected extensively in Corsica in the early 19th ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Lechenaultia formosa 'Scarlett O'Hara'
There are many versatile native plants that not only make excellent ground covers or container plants, but also fit very well into cottage style gardens. On a recent visit to Nielsen's Native Nursery at Loganholme in Queensland, Don looked at ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Scaevola fanfare
Its ground hugging habit makes Scaevola an excellent ground cover or basket plant. Ideal for coastal gardens as some of its 100 species are tolerant to salt spray. Small succulent leaves on short brittle stems. The foliage is covered in ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Lantana
Lantanas are evergreen and come in a low ground cover variety as well as in bush varieties. Groundcovers (eg montevidensis) come in white, lavender or yellow. Bush varieties are available in red, white, orange and pink/cream. They are drought ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Thymus vulgaris
Useful as a ground cover, for borders or rockeries and suitable as container plant. There are a number of varieties and flower colours range through pink, red, mauve, purple, lilac and white. The leaves are used for culinary purposes as a herb ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Acacia - Wattle
Australia’s national flower and largest native genus. There are over 650 species ranging from small 30cm high ground covers, through shrubs to large trees, and at least 100 varieties are available in nurseries. Foliage is feathery, flat or ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Gibasis geniculata
Herbaceous trailing plant, native to tropical America, where it grows wild as a ground cover. It is mostly grown in hanging baskets for cascading foliage and is tolerant of indoor conditions where it adds a dainty, delicate touch to a room and ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Sensational New Release Plants
Neville introduces a brand new plant with lots of colour, that will really brighten up your garden this year, and shows you how to look after and maintain your plant. A true easy-care ground cover rose, simple to grow and easy to maintain Bushes ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
