Flowers

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 …

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 …

  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, …

What colour will grow in your garden this Autumn 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 colour you can be enjoying. If you are having difficulty reading the planting guide or wish to print off a PDF copy refer below. Happy Autumn Gardening! Subtropical …

Searles Flourish Liquid Plant Food delivers nutrients rapidly to grow BIG beautiful plants. Searles Flourish® is a blended complete liquid plant food which is formulated to premium specifications and can be used on any plant type in your garden. It provides plants with fast acting nutrients to ensure better growth, flowering and fruiting. Recommended by experts and loved by gardeners • Boosts blooms, …

Sunflowers, the bringers of joy, with their wondrous blooms that follow the sun throughout the day, are a marvel to behold.  In many regions in Australia, the prospect of two planting times for these plants can be quite exciting.   Typically, the seeds can be sown in tropical to subtropical regions from spring to autumn and late winter to early …

The dipladenia’s hardy nature and handsome, brightly coloured flowers have made it a favourite pot plant in Australian home gardens. This little beauty is versatile, too. Usually considered a climber, the dipladenia is just as easy to train as a small shrub. Here’s how to grow them in pots. Climate/temperate zones Dipladenias originate from the tropics and subtropics where they …

There are few flowers more versatile or distinctive to the winter garden than the pansy. Available in just about any colour of the rainbow, their cheery faces are the perfect way to fill your garden with winter mirth.   Getting started Pansies can be planted from seed or bought as seedlings, including advanced seedlings already in flower. An advantage of …

  We reflect on pressed flowers in our grandmother’s collection, preserved perfectly after many decades. Some flowers, but not all, can retain their colour and perfume. Pressed flowers are ideal for artwork displays, decorating cards, or making a personalised gift, but are not limited to just these.   Back in the day, if we didn’t have a flower press (that …