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Bougainvillea 'Scarlett O'Hara'Don looked at one of the best of the bougainvilleas, a spectacular red flowering variety called 'Scarlett O'Hara'. This particular plant was growing in a dry, narrow garden bed. Bougainvilleas are very hardy and will survive...

Bouvardia and Stephanotis - Perfumed PlantsThe good news first - both plants have beautiful white flowers with a marvellous perfume. The bad news is that they're tricky to grow in many areas of Australia, and...

Brisbane Street TreesTaking a walk around the streets in your neighbourhood is a great way to discover the plants that grow well in your area. Street trees can also be an important source of shade...

Olive Trevor first started collecting bromeliads 20 years ago. Bromeliads were very hard to buy in those days, so Olive began to import and propagate them. Her hobby became a thriving business, and today she sells her bromeliads all over...

BromeliadsThese fascinating tropical American natives come in a wonderful variety of sizes, shapes and foliage colours. They seem very strange and exotic, but one of our most common fruits, the pineapple, is actually a bromeliad. Many bromeliads are epiphytes...

Brown Boronia Boronias were named after the Italian botanist Francesco Borone (1769-94). They have a wonderful perfume reminiscent of lemons, which is not surprising when you consider that they belong to the Rutaceae, along with their relatives the...

Don regards our Plant of the Week as a serious contender for the title of 'World's Best Perfumed Plant'. Brown boronias have wonderful, lemon-scented flowers, which is not surprising when you consider that they belong to the same...

BulbsOne of the best things about bulbs is that they're a great investment! They're practically guaranteed to perform, at least in the first year, because each bulb comes complete with everything it needs to flower,...

Now is the time to buy your bulbs and put them in the ground, so come springtime you’ll have gorgeous colour in your backyard. A comprehensive planting guide and lots of tips are in the March issue of Burke’s Backyard...

There are many different types of azaleas and most people have had one that looked beautiful but eventually died, usually because it was not a hardy variety.  Some azaleas are very difficult to grow and others are easy so it...