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Callistemon 'Harkness' Callistemon 'Harkness' is a hybrid from the Gawler area of South Australia. It is one of the best bottlebrushes ever, with its long lasting, spectacular display of showy red flowers. Plant details Common name:...

Camellia 'Gay Baby'   'Gay Baby' is a cross between the hybrid camellias 'Ruby Bells' and 'Tiny Princess'. It flowers from around early June to about mid September. Plant details   Common...

Camellia 'Yuletide' Don looks at one of his all time favourite camellias, 'Yuletide'. In Australia this plant produces stunning red flowers from March to July, but in the northern hemisphere its flower display coincides with the Christmas season. ...

You may remember about two years ago on Burke's Backyard we did a tremendously popular courtyard makeover using blue metal dust (also known as crusher dust or quarry sand), an inexpensive but very classy looking material. The stark white of...

Camellia x williamsii   Peter Valder is particularly fond of the williamsii camellias. These are hybrids between Camellia japonica and a wild camellia from Western China, Camellia saluenensis. They are named after John Charles Williams, who planted...

Camellias Camellias are amongst the world's best flowering plants. They are hardy and disease resistant, most varieties have attractive, glossy green foliage, and they put on their fabulous flower display in the cooler months of the year when the...

Campanulas - Plant of the Week Many gardeners love searching for those plants which soldier on no matter what. Agapanthus and hydrangea fit into this no-fuss category as does the lesser known Serbian bellflower (Campanula...

Canna 'Tropicanna' Canna lilies have been much grown in Australian gardens, particularly when they were all the rage for boggy areas in the garden.Most are tall growing with bold orange or red gladiolus-like flowers. Some...

If you want a bright, happy, tropical-style garden but you don't live in the tropics, think about planting canna lilies. Cannas are undergoing a new wave of popularity now that warm colours and bold foliage are back in style. ...

This vigorous and attractive flowering vine is native to the West Indies.Plant detailsCommon name: Cardinal creeperBotanic name: Ipomoea horsfalliaeThe genus name, Ipomoea, is from the Greek, meaning 'worm like'. It is interesting that both parts of the scientific name of...