My mum has always loved melaleucas. Growing up in southeast Queensland, you couldn’t go far without seeing ...

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Acacia verticillata, commonly known as Prickly Moses is a spectacular tree with a spreading habit, found growing ...

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Acacia paradoxa, commonly known as Kangaroo thorn, is one of my favourite native plants. It’s got a ...

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One of our pickiest native plants, but one that offers exceptionally high rewards for your effort, is ...

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In the right place, golden wreath wattle (Acacia saligna) can be a fantastically beautiful tree. In the ...

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I'm delighted to be covering a powerful Australian medicinal plant in today's guide, Melaleuca alternifolia! Famous for ...

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One of the most useful tea trees for any small garden is Leptospermum petersonii, the lemon-scented tea ...

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Eucalyptus gunnii is one of the most iconic landscape trees in the world. Horizon-breaking silver bark, paired ...

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The Kurrajong tree being native to Australia, is often seen planted as a street tree. I marvel ...

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Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a decorated tree covered in twinkling lights and sparkling baubles. In many ...

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Thanks to its reliable late-winter flowering, and spectacular blooms, the saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana) is one ...

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The first seeds of miracle fruit arrived in Australia in 1978. I love how appropriate the name ...

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