English Daisies
English daisies are trouble free and easy to grow, which is why they have been garden favourites since the early 16th century. Long ago they were given the name 'day's eye', because the flowers close at dusk and open again at dawn. 'Day's eye' ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Whale Beach Garden
Simon Johnson, innovative businessman and owner of specialty food venture, Simon Johnson Purveyor of Quality Foods, bought his beachside house four years ago. At that time the cottage style garden was full of roses, marguerite daisies, lavender ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Mexican Tree Daisy
Tree daisies grow to around 5m (15') tall. They are evergreen plants with large, divided leaves and long, branching, bamboo-like stems. In late autumn/early winter they produce a spectacular display of white daisy flowers with yellow ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Roldana (Roldana petasitis)
A dense bushy perennial but not very woody shrub 1.5 to 2m high with softly hairy stems. Leaves are alternate, very large (to 20 x 20cm) and almost circular, softly hairy, with bluntly lobed margins and a long leaf stalk. Flowers are daisies with ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Capeweed (Arctotheca calendula )
A flat or low spreading rosette, with long narrow, deeply lobed, greyish-green leaves spreading from a central point. Flowers are typical daisies, with cream to yellow petals and a black centre. A weed of bare ground such as road verges, and ... [... more]
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
The Honda Garden
Melissa visits a garden with a cartoon like twist that is larger than life and looks like it has just stepped out of the pages of a children's story book; complete with giant bumble bee and super-sized daisies. They are all brought to life with a ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Vegetables in a Cottage Garden
You know, you don't necessarily need a separate veggie patch if you want to have a go at growing your own vegetables. That's what the traditional 'cottage' style garden was all about. Cottage gardens with roses, daisies and other flowers growing ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
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