Australian native and indigenous plants, shrubs, trees, flowers are adapted to local climates and soils and create habitat suitable for attracting wildlife to your garden. A useful guide to a range of these plants is on https://www.australianoutdoorliving.com.au/australian-native-plants/
Albany Woolly Bush – A Home Grown Christmas Tree
Adenanthos sericeus As the festive season approaches, many of you may be considering a Christmas tree for the occasion. Why not break from the…
Crepe Myrtle – a Beautiful Shade Tree
Lagerstroemia indica, commonly known as Crepe Myrtle has been a classic favorite of gardeners for many years. It’s almost impossible to resist this…
Fan Flower – Fabulous Native Ground Cover
Scaevola – groundcover species What a popular garden plant this has become, and quite rightly so. The splendid fan flowers that give the genus its…
Native Orchids
Orchids are one of my favourite plants and one of the many reasons why I live on a forested property north of Melbourne. The area is a recognised…
Tree Fern Harvesting
Most garden plants are propagated in nurseries, but some can be harvested from the bush: Grass trees Xanthorrhoea spp. Tree ferns Dicksonia spp.…