Here I visit the garden of the man behind the aloe aloe nursery Michael Dent in Brisbane, to see why everyone should find room in their garden for these colourful, hardy, bee and bird attracting beauties.
Category Archives: Flowers Galore
Flowers are such an important part of any garden set up, whether it is a sustainable edible patch, native or purely ornamental. This section is all about some of my favourite flowering annuals, perennials, climbers, shrubs and trees plus the benefits of flowers and their role in our ecosystems.
Rosevale Homestead – Heritage roses in SEQ
Leonie Kearney is a wealth of information when it comes to growing heritage roses in subtropical climates and her breathtakingly beautiful garden showcases some of the best varieties for our climate.
The Queen of the Winter Flowers – Camellias
The Camellia is by no means the first shrub that comes to mind when thinking about trees and shrubs that grow well in the subtropical regions of the world but none the less these breathtaking flowering plants do have a place in gardens in this climate zone and given the right soil preparation, location and care can be grown successfully, rewarding their owners with some of the most stunning flowers that the floral world has to offer. Continue reading The Queen of the Winter Flowers – Camellias
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
Claire Bickle 