Galanthus by Lyn Edwards As the weather is changing it is almost time to be looking for the first of these little bulbs to put in an appearance in the garden. G. reginae olgae from the Meditteranean areas usually sends up its flowers in May and is followed by a succession of cultivars…
Eucalyptus caesia Ground Covers: Grevillea ‘Bedspread’ Grevillea ‘Raptor’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Eremophila biserrata Correa decumbens ‘Mt. Lofty’ Climbers: Pandorea pandorana ‘Lady Di’ Clematis aristata Hardenbergia violacea ‘Happy Wanderer’ Grasses and grass-like plants: Themeda australis ‘Mingo’ Lomandra longifolia ‘Tanika’ Lomandra cylindrica ‘Lime Wave’ Small plants: Bulbine bulbosa Brachyscome ‘Amethyst’ Brachyscome ‘White Delight’ Chrysocephalum…
The Autumn Garden After enjoying the colour of a Canberra autumn, it’s time to do a little work around the garden, raking up fallen leaves from the lawn and either transferring them to garden beds as mulch, or placing them in a compost heap or bin. There will be plenty of trimming and cutting back…
AQUILEGIAS by Merylyn Condon Aquilegias, ‘keen to promiscuously interbreed, and generous with their offspring’ said the holder of the National Plant Collection for Swansea in the UK. One might assume from Aquilegia vulgaris hybrids and cultivars from such a comment that the aquilegia is everyone’s worst nightmare as a weed in the garden, but…