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MicheliasNamed after the 17th century Italian botanist Pietro Antonio Micheli, michelias are a small genus of trees and shrubs from southern Asia and the foothills of the Himalayas. They belong to the Magnoliaceae family along with their close relatives...

Native FrangipaniThis Australian rainforest tree is commonly called the native frangipani, because it produces creamy yellow, frangipani-like flowers with a strong, heady fragrance. It is not related to the exotic frangipani (Plumeria). Plant detailsCommon name: Native frangipani ...

Native FrangipaniIn spring this small native tree is almost smothered in creamy yellow, frangipani-like flowers with a strong heady fragrance. Plant detailsCommon name: Native frangipaniBotanical name: Hymenosporum flavumDescription: Evergreen tree...

New Flowering Cherries Don looked at a new flowering cherry, Prunus 'Millennium Sunset', which has been developed at the University of Western Sydney. This is the first release in what is hoped will be a whole series of...

Palm Irrigation Palms give an instant rainforest or tropical feel to the garden. They mix well with ferns and when grown near water provide a cool, relaxing retreat much like an oasis in the desert. To look their...

PalmsTo many people a garden is an oasis, a place where they can escape the stress of busy lives, and just relax. If there's one plant in particular which evokes memories of...

Pencil Pines Don looked at Cupressus sempervirens 'Glauca', one of the very best pencil pine varieties. Plant details Common name: Pencil pine Botanic name: Cupressus sempervirens 'Glauca' Description: Very tight...

Pencil PinesA wonderful plant for an architectural or a structural effect in the garden is the humble pencil pine, or Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens var. Sricta). It is an evergreen tree to around 20 metres (60')...

If you want a big, bold foliage plant for the garden, you can't go past the tree philodendron (Philodendron bipinnatifidum). It is often confused with its close relative monstera (Monstera deliciosa), but they are really easy to tell apart. Monstera...

A few weeks ago on Burke's Backyard we featured a lovely ornamental variety of pomegranate called 'Legrelliae' (Punica granatum 'Legrelliae'). It has very attractive double salmon/scarlet flowers with a white edge to each petal, and like all pomegranates with double...