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One of Don's all time favourite trees, the lemon-scented gum announces its presence in a garden or street by the delicious lemon fragrance from the leaves. The perfume is particularly noticeable after rain. Plant...

Lilly PillyThe word Acmena actually comes from the Greek, and it means bountiful or buxom, referring to the flowers and fruit produced by members of the genus. Commonly known as lillypillys, they are handsome rainforest...

LiquidambarsLiquidambars (Liquidambar styraciflua) are native to North America, where they are commonly known as sweetgums. They are large, fast growing deciduous trees, which can reach 25 metres (82') high and spread to around 12 metres (39'). They're probably best...

The loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is a small, compact evergreen tree. The foliage is dull green with a downy reverse and tends to grow in bunches on the ends of the branches. The white flowers appear in late autumn and winter....

Japanese maples are usually grown for their magnificent displays of autumn colour. However, in Australia they also look wonderful in spring, when they are covered in lush, new growth. There are hundreds of cultivars available, and they come...

Magnolia 'Little Gem' Don looked at a new dwarf variety of the evergreen or Bull Bay magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora). 'Little Gem' was developed by Warren Steed of Steed's Nursery in North Carolina in the U.S.A. It has many of...

Magnolia - VulcanDeciduous magnolias are wonderful small trees which produce large scented flowers on bare branches in winter and early spring. Although there are about 100 species of wild magnolias and many of them (such as Magnolia campbellii, M....

Magnolias Deciduous magnolias produce their spectacular winter and early spring blooms on naked branches. Although expensive plants to buy they are longlived, slow growing trees which bring a stunning display to your garden each year. Colours range from port...

Maidenhair FernMaidenhair ferns are soft and lacy plants which have a variety of uses both indoors and outside. With more than 200 species of maidenhair and many more cultivars, choosing a...

Medlars: The French AlternativeThe medlar is an ancient fruit tree thought to have originated in the Middle East centuries ago. It was probably introduced to much of Europe by the Romans, and was a great...