Native Wisteria
Japanese or Chinese wisterias are stunningly beautiful plants, but they do have limitations. Some gardeners don't like the fact that they lose their leaves in winter, and they don't really suit planting schemes featuring Australian natives. The ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Management of the Living Collection
Complex search of all planting records throughout the history of the ANBG. Thematics of all ANBG sections. (table 278 K ) - Appendix 1 of Thematic Plan The Ellis Rowan Garden, Section 131 - a special garden of plants available at local ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
What to do - Grow your own fruit
Gloves on because spring is a great time for planting. The striking pink Magnolia called 'Ricki' has beautiful tulip shaped blooms. Magnolias love deep, fertile, well-drained soil, so dig plenty of compost and well-rotted organic matter, even ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Evergreen Structure - Garden Express
Where would our gardens be without evergreen plants? They bring structure, colour and texture to the garden and carry our planting schemes through the non-blooming times. Good "bones" begin with good design, strong lines, a well placed hedge, [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Nelson Rd Wellington Point
All over Queensland, conditions are perfect for planting colourful flowers and if you head down to your local garden centre you will find a huge array of annuals and perennials that will give you colour from now right into spring. Petunias ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Caterpillar on Clivias
The lily caterpillar seems to have increased in numbers and horticultural importance along with the increased popularity of mass-planted crinum or spider lilies (Crinum pedunculatum) and clivias (Clivia miniata). Don looked at a mass planting of ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
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 |
What to do - Wild Flower Special
Australian plants are absolute show-offs at this time of year. Spring is a great time to get planting so here are a few of the beauties to get into the garden this weekend. Lechanaultia (L. Formosa) has fiery red flowers, which scream "look at ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Episode: #8 19/05/07
Autumn is nature's natural planting time; the soil is still warm so whatever you put on the ground it will shoot away beautifully. It is also a great time of the year to finish off all those unfinished projects, so take advantage of this gorgeous ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Gypsum Clay Breaker
Kim often gets asked, is there room for flowering annuals in a water smart garden? His answer is always yes you certainly can grow them BUT you need to make some simple changes to the way they are planted. Forget the scattered planting method. ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Native Plants
Remember back in the 70's when native gardens were all the rage and everyone was planting natives? Didn't we love them for their unique colours and textures and what about the birds they brought to the garden? Another thing is that we discovered ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Eucalyptus leucoxylon ssp.megalocarpa
Our native gum trees are an essential part of Australian life, particularly for wildlife. While many are too large to consider planting in the average garden some are of a small to medium size and offer attractive and colourful flowers as ... [... more]
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