On the weekend I gave one of my talks/workshops called Garden to Gourmet which is basically a talk going through the ins and outs of successful herb growing. I also delve into the word of some lesser know herbs and spices and a few bush tucker plants, Lemon Scented Myrtle being one of them. Continue reading Lemon Scented Myrtle Cake
Tag Archives: australian native plants
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
A wonderfully hardy native shrub growing 1m. it also comes in a pink and a white flowering form.
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.
Thryptomene saxicola ‘F. C. Payne’
This iconic Australian native flowering plant can be grown in the subtropics if given excellent drainage and good airflow around the plant itself.
hebaceous perennial bearing the infamous papery daisy-like flowers in a range of colours.
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.
Subtropical Cottage Gardens
Here in Brisbane a Cottage Garden seems a distant and unattainable garden dream but with careful and appropriate selection of plant species you can still create a beautiful floriferous cottage garden that would give any cool climate cottage a garden run for its money.
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Fingerlime
Here I do a show and tell on one Australia’s most popular bush tucker plants The Fingerlime. Continue reading Fingerlime
Claire Bickle 