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Tough Plants for Tough Spots Sydney International Airport is one of the most difficult areas in Australia for plants to grow because the plants have to survive the aviation gas and fuel emissions, pollution from the nearby cars and...

Tree Dahlia: The French Alternative For dramatic autumn colour, tree dahlias are hard to beat. They are giant plants with huge leaves and stems, and shaggy, lavender flowers resembling ballerinas' tutus. It's...

Tree FarmTen years ago landscape designer, Michael Pfahl and horticulturist, Ronan O'Connor had problems finding large trees suitable for the landscaping projects they were working on, so they decided to grow their own. Today their...

Tree in pavement Some plants just drop dead and die and there are others that display an amazing persistence to survive and flourish in the most unusual places. One such tree is a River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) which...

Tree WaratahSurprisingly, this beautiful Australian rainforest native is not as popular as it deserves to be. It is a member of the family Proteaceae, which includes grevilleas, banksias and waratahs. The tree is fairly slow growing...

Tree Waratah The tree waratah in flower will stop you in your tracks. It is a native tree that comes from the Queensland rainforests. It is striking in flower when it is laden with bold scarlet red waratah-like flowers....

Trees Overhanging Footpath Don talked about the importance of keeping your trees and shrubs pruned well back from the footpath. Trees and shrubs growing over the footpath make access very difficult for all sorts of people, including pedestrians,...

To minimise maintenance and hard work, it is very important to seek advice before you plant. Any plant (whether it be a tree, shrub, climber or ground cover) in the wrong place can ruin your garden, damage your...

Trevor Nottle Trevor Nottle is the author of Gardens in the Sun, a book about the beauty and practicability of Mediterranean gardens for our Australian climate. Don Burke recently visited this Australian garden writer and discovered his feelings about...

Trim Greenhood Orchid There are a number of Australian native orchids which are flowering in the later months of winter and early spring. In the bushland surrounding his home Don Burke came across some Trim Greenhood orchids (Pterostylis concinna)...