In the subtropics there are still lovely balmy days and warm evenings throughout winter that warrant a tasty snack in the form of a dip such as this. Continue reading Hummus Green Pea Dip
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Aloe Aloe!
Had the pleasure of dropping and catching up with the man behind Aloe aloe nursery – Michael Dent and this aloe was flowering right at the front gate – what a stunner ‘Capricorn’ is growing to around 1.5m.
Winter is their time to shine, producing an abundance of flowers.
Pop into your local nursery and pick up a copy of Searles About the Garden to read my article on these stunning hybrid aloes
Native Beauties of Winter – The Wattle
There are Acacias endemic to every state in Australia and some curse the pollen heavy spherical ball shaped flowers but for me the scent of wattles starting to bloom in South East Qld heralds winter. Continue reading Native Beauties of Winter – The Wattle
Gallery – Floriferous Natives for Urban Gardens
Thryptomene saxicola ‘F. C. Payne’
A wonderfully hardy native shrub growing 1m. it also comes in a pink and a white flowering form.
hebaceous perennial bearing the infamous papery daisy-like flowers in a range of colours.
This is the pink form of rice flower commonly used in flower arrangemenst it also makes a great backyard shrub. Comes in white also.
This particular tea tree cultivar is a favourite amongst many a home gardener for it’s delicate pink flowers. Growing to around 1.5m.
This iconic Australian native flowering plant can be grown in the subtropics if given excellent drainage and good airflow around the plant itself.
Growing to around 6m the flowers are actually white and it is the calyxes that appear afterwards that are red.
The Hovea is a fast growing shrub to 2m bearing purple pea shaped flowers in spring.
This is a busy shrub growing around 2m. It bears yellow pea shaped flowers with red markings.
Coriander Woes
Warmer climate zones can really struggle when it comes to growing coriander throughout the warmer months of the year, with some resigning themselves to being complete brown thumbs and sworn to never to try coriander growing again.
Continue reading Coriander Woes
Claire Bickle 