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Accentuate a living space or area of the garden with a display of Orchid flowers. Their bold flowers and colours also making them the perfect living gift or indoor floral displays. 1. Dendrobium Dendrobiums come from Asia and the Pacific, including Australasia. They grow best throughout Qld and northern NSW and have no leaf drop, so they’re pretty easy care. …

  Grow the magnificent Swamp Orchid and enjoy long-lasting, exotic blooms that add colour and elegance to shaded gardens, water features and tropical landscapes. The perfect Australian native plant for a moist, well-draining shady place in the garden. The Swamp Orchid or Phaius australis is an amazing orchid with gorgeous large perfumed flowers, that reach up to 2 metres. A …

  Plant eggplants today and enjoy a long harvest of delicious, homegrown vegetables. Perfect for sunny Australian gardens, eggplants are easy to grow, highly productive and packed with flavour and nutrients. When to plant Eggplant can be planted throughout autumn and winter in warmer temperate zones, spring and summer for the colder southern states of Australia visit the Winter Herbs …

  Brighten your winter garden with the best flowering colours—perfect for pots, hanging baskets, sunny spots, native plantings, and climbing gardens to keep every corner vibrant all season long.   Best winter colour for pot displays Hellebores – For cooler climate gardeners. Easy to grow. Panies & Violas – Smiling flowers for fillers and mass displays. Cyclamens – Loves shady …

Small succulents come in a wide range of shapes, textures, and colours, making them perfect for pots, windowsills, and small garden scapes. A popular variety is Echeveria, known for their rosette forms and pastel shade.  Small Echeverias form compact rosettes of fleshy leaves, often staying low to the ground and slowly spreading into clusters. Their neat, symmetrical growth habit makes …

Gerberas and the newer Garvinea varieties brighten gardens with long-lasting, vibrant blooms, offering improved disease resistance, extended flowering seasons, and exceptional performance in both pots and garden beds. Gerberas make us recall long stemmed colour flowers used in floral arrangements and borders in the garden. The gerbera is a type of daisy and they are known by a variety of …

A much loved vegetable of children and adults alike, sweet corn is sweet and juicy making it perfect for BBQ gatherings, served steamed with butter or given a light fry on the BBQ plate…..yum. Best of all it’s not a difficult vegetable to grow. How to plant Sweet corn can be planted from late spring until early autumn throughout Australia …

Pawpaw (papaya) (Carica papaya) is a fast-growing tropical fruit tree perfect for warm Australian gardens. Flourishing in full sun and well-drained soil, it can produce sweet, juicy fruit within a year. With regular care, pawpaw is a rewarding and productive addition to any backyard.   Which sex to buy? Pawpaw trees can be male, female or bisexual (meaning they produce …

With our multicultural population it’s not surprising that the chilli has become one of our most popular spices. Considering how easy and cheap chillies are to grow, why not grow your own? Chillies originate from Mexico and were domesticated around 7000 years ago. There were about four original species and all of our modern cultivars are derived from these varieties. …

  What colour will grow in your garden this Spring? Have no idea? Then refer to our regional zone planting guide! It’s so easy, just locate your zone on the map and discover all the colours you can enjoy.  Happy Spring Gardening!  Subtropical (includes: South-east Qld & Northern NSW) FLOWERS – sow ageratum, aster, balsam, carnation, chrysanthemum, cockscomb, coleus, cosmos, …