Trees and Palms

The Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) is native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria, where it can be found... read more

Flowers provide a temporary splash of colour in the garden, but foliage plants will give you colour all year round.... read more

Cornelian Cherry Although the flower display of Cornus mas, the cornelian cherry, is not as spectacular as some of its... read more

Crepe Myrtle Don received a letter from a viewer in Donnybrook, Western Australia, who has grown one of the biggest... read more

Cycads Cycads are ancient seed plants dating back over 200 million years. In the Jurassic Period cycad-like plants dominated world... read more

Autumn is perhaps the best time of the year. That’s when clear, gentle days are filled with the russets, golds,... read more

Fiddlewood The fiddlewood is a lovely West Indian native tree grown for its attractive foliage and fragrant flowers. Both the... read more

Flowering Gums In Don’s opinion, ‘Summer Beauty’ and ‘Summer Red’ are the best flowering gum trees ever released. These plants... read more

Flowering Peaches The flowering peach, Prunus persica, was thought to have originated in Persia, hence its species name ‘persica’. However,... read more

If you want to make a difference to the environment it is critical to have some local native plants in... read more