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Sasanqua camellias are among the best of all garden plants for temperate areas of Australia. They will tolerate awide range of climates and positions, from full sun through to partial shade. Paradise Plants at Kulnura, near Gosford in NSW, has bred and released some...
A ‘Burke’s Backyard’ viewer sent in a photo of an unusual plant in flower in their front yard. The plant is Agave attenuata or the century plant. Details Common name: Century plant. The common name has been given to this plant because it is said to...
Rosemary Hedge Qantas Amazing Australia Rosemary is a classic Mediterranean plant requiring little rain through summer and surviving hot conditions. It is also tolerant of alkaline or limestone soils. Rosemary can be grown as an informal shrub or can be clipped...
Taking 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 and provide food and shelter for native wildlife. As well, established street trees give...
13 Best Grevilleas For suspicious customers afraid of evil forces, the baker added an extra loaf as ‘protection money’, giving rise to the sayings ‘Twelve for the baker and one for the Devil’ and ‘Baker’s Dozen’. On...
An abandoned garden is a great place to go and learn what plants survive in your area. Recently Don found a whole series of spectacular red flowering quinces in an abandoned garden. Flowering quince or Chaenomeles are attractive spikey shrubs valued for their...
Hellebores are a perennial plant which have long held appeal for the hobbyist, but are now becoming more widely available and accessible to the average gardener. Many Helleborus species are easy to grow, and produce a spectacular display, especially when planted in a...
Hyacinths are highly scented bulbs which can also add colour to our gardens and homes in spring. Details Common name: Hyacinth Botanical name: Hyacinthus spp. Most commonly known – H. orientalis. Description: Spring flowering bulbs with spikes of heavily...
Indian Hawthorn – Qantas Amazing Australia Recently on the show Don featured an enormous Indian Hawthorn (about 5m or 15′ tall). He issued the challenge to find a larger one. This specimen, from Wallsend on the central coast of New South Wales, was an...
Camellias are wonderful flowering garden plants for all but the hot and tropical parts of Australia (see climate map). ‘Burke’s Backyard’ visited Camellia Lodge Nursery at Dandenong North in Victoria to look at camellias flowering towards the...