Pomegranate update
A few weeks ago on Burke's Backyard we featured a lovely ornamental variety of pomegranate called 'Legrelliae' (Punica granatum 'Legrelliae'). It has very attractive double salmon/scarlet flowers with a white edge to each petal, and like all ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Grouping Yellows
A great ornamental plant for the garden is Golden diosma (Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold') which grows as a low bush to 1m (3') with bright yellow foliage and pink starry flowers. But it can be difficult to fit golden plants such as this into ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Turf and Ornamental Grasses
With the winter rains coming now, it is the perfect time to start planting a new lawn. Trevor and Neville have some fantastic tough varieties that need just a third of the mowing that your average varieties require. These varieties are almost no ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Fruit Trees
It is amazing to think that when you are buying your fruit trees, rose bush or ornamental bush it is almost like you are getting two plants in one. Below where the plants have been grafted are the root stock and it will be a rootstock selected ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Philadelphus
A genus of about 60 species of mainly deciduous shrubs native to the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere; mainly East Asia and North America. They usually have peeling bark and are grown for ornamental purposes, as a shrub border and for ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
WA Spring Colour
In spring, it seems that the garden comes alive and the plants are competing for everyone's attention. The ornamental deciduous trees are no exception and the spring colour is just outstanding. The use of small deciduous trees in the garden ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Featured Plant- Wingarra (Lomandra contertifolia 'Wingarra')
Description: Compact, clumping, ornamental, blue foliage plant. Similar in habit to a tussock grass, but rarely needs trimming. Uses: Mass planting. Foliage or grassy garden. Accent or border plant. Position: Tolerates a wide range of climatic ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Garden Questions Answered
At the moment the ornamental trees are not looking inspiring, but it's the best time of the year to get them planted. The trees have a chance to establish their root system before the warmer weather sets in. And in winter Dawson's Garden World ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Roly Poly Satinash
A native of the wet tropical rainforests between Townsville and Cooktown, the graceful roly poly satinash is an outstanding ornamental plant. It has glorious weeping foliage highlighted by flushes of red to pink new growth for most of the year. ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Fixing a Leaking Pond
Although water features are wonderful things to have in a garden, they are very high maintenance. In fact, most ornamental ponds in most gardens leak. Don looked at a classic example. The water level had dropped and the water plants were dying ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Leaky Pond Follow-Up
Four weeks ago, Don looked at an ornamental garden pond that had sprung a leak. The water level had dropped and the water plants were dying back. The owners were not getting any enjoyment from the pond, because it was always half empty and they ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Mickey Mouse Bush
This South African native was once a very popular ornamental plant, but it's now a serious bushland weed in some areas of Australia. An evergreen shrub to 2m (6') tall. Ochna has glossy green leaves with wavy, finely serrated edges and bronze new ... [... more]
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