Last week I featured the Grevillea excelsior, this week I’ll be featuring the Grevillea nudiflora. Genus: Grevillea Species: nudiflora Common Name: Nil Flower Colour: Red Foliage Colour: Green Growth Habit: Ground cover Flowering: Spring This is one of the many ground cover varieties of Grevillea that are available. As far as Grevillea’s go it is [...] Click to read more »
Plant of the Month – Adenanthos cuneatus groundcover
Last week I featured the Adenanthos cuneatus, this week I am actually featuring this plant again, but with a twist, because this variety is now ALSO available in a ground cover form. Genus: Adenanthos Species: cuneatus (ground cover) Common Name: Coral Carpet Flower Colour: Purple Foliage Colour: Grey Growth Habit: Ground Cover Flowering: Spring, Summer, [...] Click to read more »
Plant of the Month – Adenanthos cuneatus
Last week I featured the Adenanthos obovatus, this week I’ll be featuring the Adenanthos cuneatus. Genus: Adenanthos Species: cuneatus Common Name: Coral Drift Flower Colour: Purple Foliage Colour: Grey Growth Habit: Shrub to 1m Flowering: Spring, Summer, Autumn The cuneatus variety of Adenanthos is native to the South West of Western Australia. It has a [...] Click to read more »
Plant of the Month – Adenanthos obovatus
Last week I featured the Adenanthos sericeus, this week I am featuring the Adenanthos obovatus. Genus: Adenanthos Species: obovatus Common Name: Basket Flower Flower Colour: Orange Foliage Colour: Green Growth Habit: Shrub to 1m Flowering: Spring, Winter What captivates me about this variety of Adenanthos is the beautiful mix of the orange flowers and the [...] Click to read more »
My Gardening Story – ‘Nan’ Croxford
I have said before in this series that my gardening blood goes a long way back. This months ‘My Gardening Story’ is all about my great-grandmother Eileen Croxford. Much of this information comes from a biography written about her, which can be found here. Eileen Croxford My nan was born on the 11th of December, [...] Click to read more »
Plant of the Month – Adenanthos sericeus
Do you want to grow a better garden? Check out my ebook which covers 7 of the most important topics you need to understand to start growing a better garden today! For the month of May 2010 I will be taking a look at 4 different varieties of the Australian Native Plant called the Adenanthos. [...] Click to read more »
Plant of the Month – Verticordia dichroma
This is the fourth and final Verticordia variety to be reviewed this month UNLESS you are subscribed to my newsletter, in which case you will receive a 5th in the April edition! Last week we looked at the Verticordia picta, this week we will be reviewing the Verticordia dichroma. Genus: Verticordia Species: dichroma Common Name: [...] Click to read more »