Well here I am again penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I’ll be featuring somewhat unusual ornamental fruiting trees and shrubs for the garden. So let’s start (in alphabetical order) with one of my favourite maples: 1. Acer fabri (Faber’s maple) is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to central and […]
Well here I am again penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I’ll be featuring five plants with scented foliage for the garden and listing several others you might like to try and track down. 1. Backhousia citriodora (lemon-scented myrtle) is a medium to large tree that belongs to the botanical […]
Communities across Australia will help create vital habitat for bees and other pollinators thanks to the Trees for Bees Community Tree grants. Now in its fourth year, the Trees for Bees Community Tree Grants program provides grants of up to $500 to schools, clubs and community groups to plant pollinator-friendly trees and shrubs in their […]
Magpies are on top after Australians counted a record-breaking five million birds in one week during BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count. The figures include more than five million birds counted, 64,000 participants submitted a combined 153,000 checklists and 621 different species observed. Held in October last year, 64,000 Australians took part in the count. The […]
Natasha Morgan was approached last year by Murdoch Books and this year, The Productive Garden Companion, the book she had hoped to find her entire life, was created. She chatted to Kyle Barnes. Kyle: How did it all come about? Natasha: They had seen one of my posts on Instagram and out of the blue […]
Well here I am penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I’ll be showcasing some amazing plants from around the world that I have come across in my travels. 1. Let’s start with couroupita guianensis known as the cannonball tree and this common name is spot on as the spherical fruits […]
Well here I am again penning another article for you, the reader, to enjoy… This time I’ll be featuring moments in our autumn that make this special time of year so magical. Below is a list of pleasurable jobs and observations that I look forward to each year: • Continuing to nurture previously sown (or […]
Words: Patrice O’Shea Entry into the gardens is always part surprise, part inspiration. The towering trees that sit iconically above the town become the canopy of green, cool and magic that are the very unusual legacy of early shire councillors, local philanthropists, a 19th century scientist and any number of local gardeners. The decision in […]
