Scaevolas are a hardy, low growing plant with lush green foliage all year long. They have striking fan-shaped flowers that cover the bush for most of the year. You can get them in a range of colours - blue, pink, white and yellow.
 Read MoreThe true beauty of Brunfelsia latifolia is in its flowers. Sweetly perfumed, they appear from September to late November. When they first open they are a violet colour, fading to lavender blue and then white, with the three colours present on the bush at the same time. How extraordinary that a plant can be covered in three different coloured flowers at once!
 Read MoreLuscious® is a cultivar or Tristaniopsis laurina. It is one of my favourite Australian native shade trees. Luscious® can grow in a small garden, provide some shade and allow your children to still play around it.
 Read MoreWHAT? Coriander actually has a purpose?
Coriander actually has two purposes, making your tastebuds zing, I’m team coriander and attracting beneficial insects to our garden.
 Read MoreSo it's no surprise my laundry and home cleaning is garden orientated. Laundry, Cleaning... Garden? How does this even happen.
 Read MoreTrevallan stocks Passionfruit Panama Red and Gold through the warmer months of the year. This is one of the easiest fruiting plants to grow that will always repay you in kind with an abundance of fruit, no matter where you live.
 Read MoreMulberries can be trimmed to keep them manageable or left to grow wildly huge in your yard. There is nothing better in life than sitting under a mulberry tree, stuffing your face with juicy red mulberries. If you do decide to trim, leave your trimming to late autumn as the fruit will be on the new growth come spring.
 Read MoreThe first nectarine was grown spontaneously as a bud sport. Which means that it grew morphologically different from the rest of the plant, which was a Peach tree. The basic difference is that Peaches have a fuzzy skin, while in Nectarines the fuzzy skin gene is recessive. Trevallan usually stocks Sunnybelle Nectarines, a low chill variety.
 Read MoreElaeocarpus are one of my all time favourite native tree speices. Two of my favourite cultivars for home gardens are Elaeocarpus reticulatus Prima Donna and Elaeocarpus eumundi.
 Read MoreEasy to grow, exceptionally hardy Australian native is happy in full sun to light shade. It can handle most soils and once established will handle a little dry and a light frost. Plus flowers are brilliant wildlife attractors
 Read MoreThe Aussie Blossom Range is a beautiful range of Leptospermums that have masses of stunning flowers in a range of pink shades that cover the bush for about 8-10 weeks in winter and early spring.
 Read MoreLemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) is an absolute delight for any garden. It is a small growing tree (around 3-5m) with leaves that release a strong lemon scent when crushed or after rain. I love breaking off a few and throwing them on the lawn before I mow. It makes mowing so much more enjoyable!
 Read MoreHere are a list of some of my favourite bee attracting plants. When I say bee I mean all bees. Some plants will attract European bees and some will attract native bees. I don’t discriminate, I love them all and want all of them visiting my garden! This list is not exhaustive it’s just a list to get you started.
 Read MoreMacadamia tetraphylla is native to southern Queensland and northern New South Wales and is now classed as a vulnerable in the wild. Macadamia tetraphylla has a higher sugar content than Macadamia integrifolia. Having a higher sugar content makes it really yummy when eaten raw but can lead to burning when used in baking.
 Read MoreAlocasias are fast becoming a must have indoor plant. You will need a bright or really well lit area in your home for these babies. They tend to turn their leaves to face the light, so not great for dark areas.
 Read MoreMost anthuriums we see today are a form of Anthurium ambianum. This form can handle the cool (though it hates the frost) and low-light conditions. In warmer areas, these grow well outside in the full shade or you can grow them indoors.
 Read MoreI love Philodendron Micans as they have lovely deep green almost black velvety, heart-shaped leaves that are iridescent. On the backside is a deep beautiful red colour. t. It loves hanging down from the top of a bookshelf and being forgotten about but I’m also training one up a coir fibre pole as it’s perfect for skinny places in home where I need height without bulk.
 Read MoreRhaphidophora decursiva. In it’s native environment it climbs up things like trees and rocks using its aerial roots to grip to the trunks or surfaces of rocks. In a pot inside I suggest you get a chunky iron bark stake or a nice trellis for it to climb up. We had a stake at home and ours has twinned itself around it, to form a thick green pole.
 Read MoreMuehlenbeckia platyclada comes from the tropical regions of New Guinea and Solman Islands. In its natural habitat it can handle sun but needs lots of moisture and humidity. I have found an exceptionally well lit indoor spot is perfect for this plant.
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